Quack in the majority. The threat of the dissolution of the Assembly had been used at the end of September by Emmanuel Macron but the question seemed postponed: no motion of censure really worried the government. No reason to call new legislative elections. However, the subject came back on Sunday, opportunely put back on track in a article of Sunday newspaper.
>> In the event of the dissolution of the National Assembly, LFI and the RN say they are “ready” to return to the campaign
In this article, entitled “How Emmanuel Macron is preparing the dissolution operation”, the Renaissance party says it is ready. Retroplanning in support: dissolution, nominations, financing, etc… “We are in battle order, all we need is the calendar”, confirms a framework of the presidential party. Small problem, there is only one person who masters this calendar, it is Emmanuel Macron and the Elysée swears that the question is not at all on the agenda. The government spokesman even tried to close the debate, denying any plans for dissolution: “The French don’t want that. hammered Olivier Véran. Here is the official line…
So why does the question come up in the news like this? This is the question that part of the macronie has been asking all day. Advisors, members of the government and even the Elysée, the same answer: “We don’t know where it comes from“Yes, however, the subject was indeed discussed on the evening of Thursday, November 3, during the executive office of Renaissance. But according to information from franceinfo, a minister who attended the meeting slips that only the financing of a possible campaign has been mentioned.”It’s all a tad oversold“, confided this member of the government…
You have to understand that Stéphane Séjourné, the boss of Renaissance, has been trying for weeks to give his party a place. He wants it to exist as a political tool, able to push his own subjects and exist. Objective: to do the opposite of what La République En Marche was. But this story of dissolution questions: is it not counterproductive for Emmanuel Macron? Putting the pressure on the opposition when the executive is looking for compromises on texts like Renewable Energies, is it useful?
Is it appropriate to give an opportunity to Jean-Luc Melenchon or Marine Le Pen to puff out their chests by saying they are ready to return to the polls? If we are to believe the reactions within the majority, this Renaissance trial balloon looks like a hiccup…