As a doubt seized the oppositions. Did the presidential coalition and the government really realize that they no longer had an absolute majority in the National Assembly? For the elected representatives of the Republicans (LR), the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) or even the National Rally (RN), the attitude and practices of the Macronist majority have changed too little, between the previous five-year term and the first steps of this 16e legislature, behind calls for ” compromise “.
An observation revived by the words of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, who described, during his interview on July 14, as simple “night heatstroke” the repeated outvoting of the presidential coalition during the examination of the bill on the Covid-19, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday. Asked about his “afraid of spending a five-year term seeing [ses] redesigned projects »Mr. Macron replied confidently: « Non », thus brushing aside a situation caused by the fragility of its relative majority. The Head of State thus considered “that there is a majority against the government only with [un] baroque hitch » by designating the common vote of elected officials from Nupes, RN and the right against the possibility of introducing a health pass at the borders. “I think the LRs will have a hard time explaining to their constituents what they did the other night,” lectured the President of the Republic.
“No, Emmanuel Macron, the vote of the national representation is never a “night heat stroke”. It is the voice of the French in their diversity. Learn to hear it, learn this “respect for everyone” to which you invite”, replied Olivier Marleix, the boss of the LR deputies, whose training is courted by the supporters of the Head of State to adopt certain reforms. Other allies hoped for by the macronists, the socialist deputies deplored by the voice of their president, Boris Vallaud, the remarks of the tenant of the Elysée: “The National Assembly faults Emmanuel Macron on his bill… and he calls it a “night heat stroke”. Where is the promised new method? »
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Contrary to what Emmanuel Macron asserts, the deputies of the presidential majority swear that they have realized that they are no longer able to impose their entire program on the opposition. “Psychologically, you prepare to be beaten, acknowledges the rapporteur for the Covid-19 bill, Caroline Abadie (Renaissance, Isère). We just have to make sure that it’s never about important things. » A position “puzzling” which largely explains the trial and error of the macronists in their strategy towards the oppositions. “We have deputies who have just arrived in a majority where they will be beaten when they have seen us win for five years”, continues the deputy Renaissance. Other elected Macronists worry aside that the government, like Mr. Macron, will not integrate this new configuration.
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