A “responsibility reflex” from deputies is “possible” to avoid censorship from the executive, judged Tuesday, December 3, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, whose government could fall the next day by the combined voices of the left and the extreme right.
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“ I think it is possible that there is this reflex of responsibility or, beyond political differences, divergences, contradictions normal in a democracy, we say to ourselves that there is a higher interest “, he declared in the television news of France 2 and TF1.
“ I think that the best interest of the country, the common good, the national interest, that means something “, he added. Michel Barnier however ruled out the possibility of being renamed to Matignon if he was censored, wondering about ” the meaning » of such a scenario.
“ I want to serve. I told you it’s a great honor. But what is this [une renomination comme Premier ministre, NDLR] has the same meaning? “, he asked. “ If I fall tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, they find me there as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened? »
Today, ” It’s not me who is to blame “, ” this goes far beyond my sole condition », added the head of government who said upon arriving that he had “ discovered » a difficult budgetary situation, with a deficit expected to reach 6.1% of GDP in 2024.
Michel Barnier warns again in case of censorship
“ If the motion of censure passes, everything will be more difficult and more serious “, he warned again. The Prime Minister on Monday held his government responsible for adopting the draft Social Security budget (PLFSS) without a vote. The New Popular Front (NFP) and the National Rally (RN) subsequently tabled motions of censure, which will be debated on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. for a vote around 8:00 p.m.
The last minute renunciation of the drug delisting project in 2025, which aimed to convince the RN not to turn to censorship, will not have been enough. The RN also demanded the abandonment of the deindexation of pensions to inflation from January 1, which it did not obtain.
Asked about this concession, announced following a discussion with Marine Le Penthe Prime Minister affirmed that there had been “ listening, respect », while accusing the leader of the RN of being “ entry into a sort of bidding war “.
“ We’re not into bargaining, we’re not into blackmail », he defended on France 2 and TF1.
Since Madame Le Pen wants respect, the question I ask myself when reading this text [de motion de censure]the voters – 11 million voters of the National Rally – will feel respected by the vote of their own deputies…
For Michel Barnier, the RN does not respect its voters
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The Senate President’s call to “ startle » deputies
The President of the Senate Gérard Larcher, support of Michel Barnier, called “ each and everyone to surpass themselves for France and to refuse the consequences of political instability and the inconsistencies of a vote of censure », Wrote in a column of the Figaro the president The Republicans of the upper house, a few minutes after the Prime Minister’s 8 p.m. news.
Having remained very silent in recent weeks during the budgetary debates, Gérard Larcher fears the consequences of censorship from the head of government, which according to him would put “ endangering the daily lives of our fellow citizens, our sovereignty, our economy and the essential reforms ” to bring.
“ We all know the genesis of this crisis, but today I call for a start to overcome political calculations, one-upmanship, resentment and desire for revenge. », pleads the one who has always castigated the decision to dissolveEmmanuel Macroneven if this ultimately allowed a member of his political family (LR) to enter Matignon.
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