President Macron decided to avoid the National Assembly vote and approve the initiative, generating social discontent
The government of French President Emmanuel Macron will face two motions of no confidence presented this Friday in the National Assembly in response to his approval of the pension reform by decree, skipping the vote of the deputies.
The first motion was signed by 91 deputies from various parties and is headed by the small centrist group Independent Liberties, Overseas and Territories (LIOT), announced its president, Bertrand Pancher.
It did not receive written support , however, from any MP from the conservative LR party , whose support will be needed at the time of the vote for it to succeed.
The second motion of no confidence was formalized by the leader of the extreme right, Marine Le Pen , and received the support of the other 87 deputies from her party, the National Rally (RN) .
Le Pen, who has made it known that he will vote not only for his own, but also for any other, even if it is from the left, to overthrow the Executive of the Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, explained in a statement that his objective is to annul the adoption of the “unfair” pension reform.
Whats Next?
The regulations of the National Assembly establish that it is necessary to wait at least 48 hours between the presentation of a motion of censure and its debate and vote, for which reason – in the absence of a decision from the Bureau of the chamber – the next Monday.
An absolute majority is needed to overthrow the government, which means gathering 289 votes , which at the moment are 287 because there are several vacant seats.
President Macron has not spoken in public since the activation on Thursday afternoon by the prime minister of article 49.3 of the Constitution that allowed him to adopt the pension reform bill without submitting it to a vote in the National Assembly, where he feared that he would not have a sufficient majority.
Blockades and demonstrations
This gave rise to a series of spontaneous demonstrations in different cities that degenerated into riots in many of them and in particular in Paris . In total there were 310 arrests , of which 258 in the capital.
This Friday there have been numerous incidents throughout the country, such as blockades on some access roads to Paris and in at least half a dozen French cities new demonstrations have been called this afternoon in order to continue the protests.
The unions have called a ninth day of strikes and demonstrations next Thursday.
Paris garbage collectors return to activities
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin today announced the forced mobilization of cleaning workers in Paris to put an end to the garbage collection strike that is affecting half of the capital’s districts.
Since the strike lasted 11 days, it will take time to remove the 10,000 tons of waste accumulated in the streets.
The decision, applied by the prefect of Paris (government delegate), Laurent Nuñez , has been taken against the mayoress, the socialist Anne Hidalgo, who reaffirmed her support for the strikers on Tuesday .
Source: from El Sol de Mazatlán | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Sinaloa y el Mundo – frontpage on 2023-03-17 14:50:21
