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According to MEP Renew, the amendments tabled by opposition groups in the National Assembly do not “carry any political coherence”.
“Fortunately we have this article in our Constitution because otherwise we would be blocked, paralyzed”, affirms on the subject of article 49.3 Pascal Canfin, president of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament and Renew MEP on franceinfo. For the second time in 24 hours, the Prime Minister on Thursday engaged the responsibility of her government before the National Assembly to have the Social Security budget adopted without a vote.
Second 49.3 in two days, symptoms of a political crisis? “No. Fortunately, we have this article in our Constitution. Fortunately, because otherwise we would simply be blocked, paralyzed”, launches Pascal Canfin. pic.twitter.com/g34IHnGSS3
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Article 49.3 was triggered for the first time on Wednesday by Elisabeth Borne for the vote on the state budget. Pascal Canfin believes that activating this constitutional weapon is a “need” resulting from a “a symptom of the functioning of our institutions in a context of relative majority”. A “relative majority” wanted by the “French”he specified.
“We need stability in a complex historical moment. It’s more of a chance than a problem that we use this 49.3”.
Pascal Canfinat franceinfo
The 49.3 brings “stability”, insists Pascal Canfin. “The Amendments” presented by the oppositions, Nupes, LR or RN, were, according to him, “completely contradictory”, not “carry no political coherence and make us totally skid in terms of political finances”lambasted MEP Renew.
After the announcement of this new recourse to 49.3, the deputies of Nupes tabled a new motion of censure against the government. The opposition group had already tabled a first motion on Wednesday after the adoption without a vote of the state budget.