The new Prime Minister has a series of meetings. François Bayrou receives Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of the National Assembly, Saturday December 14 at 11:30 a.m., France Télévisions has learned. He is due to meet at 6 p.m. with the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher. Friday evening, the Prime Minister spoke with the resigning Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau. The meeting between the two men “allowed us to begin an essential discussion on the course to take to get France out of the institutional impasse”Franceinfo learned from the entourage of the former boss of senators LR. Follow our live stream.
The RN in a desire to “dialogue”. Guest of franceinfo Saturday, Thomas Ménage, National Rally deputy for Loiret, assured that his party will be in a “constructive opposition with a path to obtain a budget”. With 125 deputies in the Assembly, the far-right party weighs heavily and does not intend to move its “red lines”, however, warns Thomas Ménage. “It’s up to Mr. Bayrou to work with all political groups!”
The use of 49.3 must be ruled out, demands the Socialist Party. In a letter sent Friday to François Bayrou, the socialists called for “respect for parliamentary debate”,demanding that the future government renounce “for the use of the article” of the Constitution which allows a law to be passed without a vote in the Assembly. The P.S. also requires “the guarantee that the government will not place itself in any way under the dependence of the National Rally”.
The Moody’s agency downgrades France’s rating. The tricolor rating moves to Aa3 with a stable outlook. “The country’s public finances will be considerably weakened over the coming years”estimates Moody’s, due to a “political fragmentation more likely to prevent meaningful fiscal consolidation”. On the social network “taken note” of this decision.
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