The government asked Friday for a single vote of the Senate on the whole text to give a boost to the debates.
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“It’s more than a denial of democracy”said Friday, March 10 on franceinfo Manon Aubry, MEP La France insoumise, while senators are examining the pension reform project and the government on Friday asked for a single Senate vote on the entire text to give a blow accelerator to the debates.
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“We are studying a bill that will commit our collective future for decades.emphasizes Manon Aubry. The government had already chosen section 47.1. He had already chosen the examination time. He also threatened to use 49.3. Now he is using another article of the Constitution to ensure that the amendments are not even put to a vote.”
“What’s the next step?” The government will choose itself who we elect in France? Who are the deputies? Who are the senators ?”
Manon Aubry, LFI MEPat franceinfo
Between “the use of blocked voting” And “the letter of contempt sent by Emmanuel Macron to the unions where he does not even deign to receive them”Manon Aubry “the feeling of a new finger of honor to democracy It will leave traces.”
In front of “the absence of a clear majority” of the executive in Parliament, Manon Aubry pleads for “the simplest thing in a democracy: to rely on the people, the citizens, the voters and to hold a referendum for example”. According to her, “this is one of the options that Emmanuel Macron could do to come out on top”.