2023-12-12 13:58:17
The French press notes this Tuesday (12) that President Emmanuel Macron runs the risk of having his action paralyzed until the end of his term, in 2027, after the new immigration bill, defended by the Minister of the Interior , Gérald Darmanin, was rejected yesterday in the National Assembly, without even being debated. The government’s proposal, which has a relative majority in the House, led deputies from the extreme right, right and left to overturn the text by 270 to 265 votes.
Published on: 12/12/2023 – 12:58
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The conservative diary Le Figaro says in its editorial that the government pays “for hesitations, indecisions and contradictions”. In the vehicle’s assessment, after placing the issue of immigration at the center of public debate for a year and a half – a priority topic for the majority of French people – the government presented an “incoherent” project, in which it promises to be tougher against immigration. immigration and, at the same time, guarantees the regularization of illegal immigrants who work in sectors lacking labor. “Furthermore, at a time when unemployment is rising again”, highlights the newspaper.
For the Le Figaro, which does not hide its tolerance towards the extreme right, this motion marks a victory for the republican right and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party. For Macron, “this was the worst setback since his arrival at the Élysée in 2017”, notes the editorial.
Weakening of executive power
The progressive Release considers that the adoption of a motion to reject the immigration bill “can only be interpreted as another step towards the fatal weakening” of Macron. Another serious fact, in the editorial’s assessment, is that if deputies from the left, right and extreme right voted together against the text, this is another sign of normalization of the extreme right.
All the press notes that the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, defended the bill with the ambition of winning the legislative battle and being promoted to the position of prime minister. Aware of the setback, he resigned. However, Macron does not give in to this type of pressure and kept the minister in office.
Three options
To overcome the political crisis, the The world points out that the French president has three options: shelve the bill or let the text continue its legislative journey in the Senate, for a second reading, and return to the Assembly, where a new opposition blockade could occur. The third possibility would be the creation of a mixed commission of parliamentarians, composed of seven deputies and seven senators, in which the right and the center would be in the majority and could reach a compromise. The text resulting from the CMP must then be validated by each of the two assemblies. This would be the “most rational” scenario, according to a senior official, highlighting the The world.
Earlier this afternoon in France, the government announced that it will convene a joint committee of parliamentarians to deal with the immigration bill. The information was given by spokesman Olivier Véran, after a council of ministers.
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