facing the majority, to each his own method

New balances of power are exercised within the National Assembly. Although the government is deprived of an absolute majority, the first bills presented are passed, at the cost of heated debates and intense negotiations behind the scenes.

Minister Bruno Le Maire has been forced to mobilize his troops in the face of opposition that can obstruct at any time. The two weeks of debate around purchasing power were electric. The new National Assembly is the scene of new power relations. The left which proclaims “democracy”, the National Rally which leaves the hemicycle… Each text debated late at night is a fight for the relative majority of Emmanuel Macron.

“Some deputies present since 2017 are already fed up, they are tired”, deplores a macronist collaborator. The chair of the meeting sometimes struggles to restore calm. The left systematically opposes the majority. Insubordinate France likes to carry out punch operations. Conversely, the Rassemblement National wishes not to systematically block the government in order to build credibility. The majority has found an ally with the Republicans, who voted for the purchasing power measures. For the first time in twenty years, the deputies will resume in October rather than in September.