It is accelerating in the Assembly: the motion of censure against the Borne government will be put to the vote on Monday, without hope of being adopted, before the deputies seize a first text of law, on the prorogation health restrictions. Except surprise, this one is likely to be adopted, in spite of the relative majority.
Discussed in the hemicycle from 4 p.m., the motion of censure defended by the left-wing coalition Nupes has almost no chance of succeeding, for lack of support from the RN and LR groups.
But the leader of the LFI deputies Mathilde Panot hopes to make it a demonstration of “mistrust” towards Elisabeth Borne who does not have an absolute majority in the Assembly.
L’Insoumise criticizes the Prime Minister for not having asked for a vote of confidence last Wednesday during her declaration of general policy, a “strategy” of “save who can”.
Motion of censure, in reality a motion of posture?
“You will seek to censor a government that is beginning its work”, denounces Elisabeth Borne.
Government spokesman Olivier Véran castigates a “posture motion”. According to LREM deputy Karl Olive, the motion “will make pschitt”, showing that Jean-Luc Mélenchon, whom he sees behind this initiative, has “the absolute minority”.
His macronist colleague Sacha Houlié also criticizes a “waste” of time, far from the concerns of the French.
LFI will speak first on Monday, before the intervention of the Prime Minister and then the other groups for a 2.5 hour debate.
The left could on this occasion echo the revelations of Le Monde on the privileged links between Emmanuel Macron when he was Minister of the Economy, and the company Uber. It is “a looting of the country”, for Ms. Panot.
Only Members in favor of the motion will participate in the vote. To bring down the government, an absolute majority of 289 votes would be needed, impossible to achieve for the Nupes alone (LFI, PS, ecologists, PCF).
They are 151 in total, but the socialist Dominique Potier did not sign the text. Not sure, moreover, that all the signatories are present.
Marine Le Pen repeated on Sunday that her RN group, in the midst of a quest for respectability, did not support the motion: “La Nupes does not defend the interests of the French, what they want is to blow up the Republic”.
The examination of the “health safety” bill and its “braking measures” was postponed in the evening. The text of the law, which aims to extend health data collection systems (Covid tests, vaccination), contains two main measures: the maintenance of the computer system centralizing screening results until March 2023. And the establishment of a health pass at the borders and for journeys between mainland France and overseas territories, from August 1st.
The deputies unanimously reduced the deadlines for authorizing these measures in committee, until January 31 rather than the end of March – a “co-construction” welcomed by LR and the majority.
Overseas pass
But the RNs or certain elected Nupes contest the entire bill and intend to put the health policy carried out on trial.
On the RN side, Julie Lechanteux had demanded in committee “proof” of the effectiveness of the health pass and launched that the “vaccine does not work” in the face of new variants, attracting the wrath of the majority.
At LFI, we denounce “culpable shortcomings” on the “free” tests or air purifiers for schools.
The debates should be animated about the Overseas Territories. The text provides that the possible health pass at the borders applies for journeys between mainland France and overseas territories.
Several elected officials like Davy Rimane (GDR, Guyana) regretted a “stigmatization” of the Overseas Territories.
Due to tensions overseas, in particular around the obligation to vaccinate caregivers, the new Minister of Health François Braun has announced that he will go there soon.