The Prime Minister of France, Michel Barnier, This Monday he formally appealed article 49.3 of the Constitution to circumvent the National Assembly’s blockade of its Social Security budget lawwhich leaves the future of the entire Government in the hands of an opposition which has already announced a motion of censurea.
Barnier, who has defended his willingness to dialogue After the concessions made in recent days, this Monday he agreed to withdraw the cuts in the drug reimbursement program, he appealed to the “responsibility” of the rest of the parties to guarantee political stability.
“The French would not forgive us if we put private interests before the future of the nation”said the prime minister from the rostrum of the National Assembly, in a tense session from which deputies from the left left early. Barnier has insisted that the project he presents is what the country needs.
The deputy Mathilde Panot, from La Francia Insumisa (LFI), has denounced andl “political chaos” and has confirmed the presentation of a motion of censure. “It is not possible for those who have lost the elections to govern in a democracy,” He recalled, alluding to the July legislative elections, from which the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) emerged as the most voted bloc.
LThe left, in any case, cannot alone overthrow Barnier’s Government and the key will be final position of the far-right National Rallywhich already in the last hours. In an ‘in extremis’ plea, shortly before the plenary session, the head of the National Group, Marine Le Pen, announced the presentation of an amendment to index pensions to inflation.
