Nupes’ motion of censure “is strictly useless”, judges LR Pierre-Henri Dumont

The motion of censure tabled by the deputies of the New Popular, Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) “is absolutely useless” and “wouldn’t change anything”, judged Pierre-Henri Dumont, deputy secretary general of the Les Républicains (LR) party, Monday July 11 on franceinfo. This motion of censure against the government of Elisabeth Borne will be discussed in the National Assembly from 4 p.m. on Monday. It has almost no chance of succeeding, for lack of support from the LR and National Rally (RN) groups.

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“What would it mean that a motion of censure would be passed? There would be no dissolution” but “a new government that would be announced in two or three weeks”. Gold, “where is the urgency behind?”wondered the deputy of the 7th district of Pas-de-Calais.

This weekend, when I was in the field, no one said to me ‘vote the motion of censure, on the other hand, they all said to me: what can we do to have cheaper gasoline? What do we do to get work?

Pierre-Henri Dumont, secretary general of the Les Républicains party

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For Pierre-Henri Dumont, “voting the motion of censure would simply delay the decision-making” in the face of soaring inflation. The beginning of the examination of the purchasing power bill is scheduled for July 18.

“We were elected not to compete for the best opponent of Emmanuel Macron” but “to improve the daily life of the French”, underlined the deputy Les Républicains. According to him, “today, what the Insoumis are doing, what the Nupes are doing, it’s political politics that the French reject”.