Barely named, the new French government, born of the reshuffle orchestrated by President Emmanuel Macron, might it already fall? Monday followingnoon, just minutes following the designation of the new ministers, Mathilde Panot, the deputy of insubordinate France, party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, announced, on Twitter, that her group intended to file a motion of censure once morest the new government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. “Madame Borne, writes the MP on Twitter, Democracy cannot be abused with impunity. We will therefore bring you by force before the Parliament. From this Wednesday, we will table a motion of censure once morest the government.
A few moments later, the LFI MP added a layer: “Élisabeth Borne is therefore the last Prime Minister of Europe in terms of party representation with 25.8% of voters and 12.2% of registered voters. Does the vote of confidence in Parliament still seem to her to be useless?”
The origin of the wrath of the LFI deputy – but also of her entire party – lies in the fact that the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, would not intend to solicit a vote of confidence from the National Assembly this Wednesday , following the delivery of his general policy speech. What would constitute a first for thirty years and the declaration of general policy of Pierre Bérégovoy, under Mitterrand.
To be able to be voted on, the motion must be tabled by at least 58 deputies of the National Assembly, France Insoumise having elected 75 of them during the last legislative elections. The motion of censure would then be voted on Friday and its outcome would be favorable if it obtains an absolute majority in the National Assembly. That is 289 deputies. If the motion is adopted – but this looks complicated given the statements of the other parties – the government, in its entirety, would then be forced to resign. Then instructs Macron to compose a new government or, in the face of the deadlock, to dissolve the National Assembly and call for new elections.
A motion of censure which would be a real snub for a newborn government. An executive team of which five members have been eclipsed. Starting with Damien Abad, a real pebble in Macron’s shoe since targeted by an investigation for attempted rape following the complaint of a woman and a third testimony once morest him on Monday. He is replaced by the boss of the Red Cross, Jean-Christophe Combe. Unlike Mr. Abad, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, the Secretary of State for Development, who faces two rape complaints filed by patients in her gynecology practice, has been confirmed in office.
In the end, Olivier Véran retains the portfolio of “Democratic Renewal”, but on the other hand abandons the particularly exposed Ministry of Relations with Parliament, which falls to Franck Riester, until then holder of the Foreign Trade portfolio. Christophe Béchu, a close friend of Edouard Philippe, is meanwhile promoted to Minister of Ecological Transition. Among the other entrants from civil society, we find the emergency doctor François Braun who becomes Minister of Health and Prevention. We will also note the return of the former Minister Marlène Schiappa, appointed Secretary of State in charge of the Social and Solidarity Economy and Community Life.
Whatever happens, the new government will be in an unstable balance in the absence of a presidential majority in the National Assembly. This will make the adoption of bills and reforms all the more complicated.
