how will the Congress meeting in Versailles take place?

577 deputies and 348 senators, all gathered in the same chamber. The Congress brings together the two houses of Parliament and only the Palace of Versailles is equipped to accommodate so many elected officials. Parliamentarians will take their seats in alphabetical order and not by political sensitivity. Gabriel Attal will be the only member of the government to speak, then each political group will speak for an explanation of vote. The vote itself will be held in rooms adjacent to the hemicycle.

An outcome without suspense

At least 3/5 of parliamentarians must vote in favor of including abortion in the Constitution for it to be adopted. The text has already been approved by the National Assembly and the Senate by an overwhelming majority. The outcome of the vote is not a suspense. “We will be the first country in the world to enshrine in the Constitution this freedom for women to dispose of their bodies“, recalls Eric Dupond-Moretti. The last meeting of the Congress dates from 2018. Emmanuel Macron had invited deputies and senators to present his roadmap to them. The last revision of the Constitution dates from 2008. Nicolas Sarkozy had carried a “modernization of institutions”, in particular the limitation of the mandates of the President of the Republic.