The head of state is demanding an agreement from the Republican Front to form the future government, but neither the Republican Left nor the Republican Right seem ready for this at this stage. As a result, it is difficult for parliamentary groups to position themselves in the majority or the opposition.
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When the parliamentary groups officially form on Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m., they will have to draft a political declaration, in which they will write in black and white whether they belong to the majority or the opposition. When you ask the question of its attachment to a group leader, the answer comes quickly: “It’s impossible to say now, it depends on the government.” That’s the whole problem, the groups have to position themselves in relation to a future government of which they have no idea what it will look like. The left may well claim Matignon, but a rebel is emerging “the absurdity of the situation”not knowing if LFI is “in the majority or the opposition”.
Within the former presidential majority, the problem is being brushed aside. “We’ll see on Thursday at 6 p.m.” they say at the Renaissance group. Even if next Thursday, we risk not seeing much more clearly since the Élysée is first waiting to see who will succeed in getting elected president or president of the Assembly. The vote for the Perchoir begins Thursday at 3 p.m. The probability of having a government in the process is close to zero. “There probably won’t be any before Saturday either,” plague a socialist.
This situation poses several problems. The chairman of the Finance Committee will be elected on Saturday, July 20. This position always goes to an opposition group. Who will be able to claim it? “It’s a total fog on this point,” whispers Horizons. At this stage, the only group absolutely certain to be in the opposition is the National Rally, just like its ally Éric Ciotti. Until now, it was the rebellious Éric Coquerel who was president of this powerful commission.
If LFI ultimately does not join the government, the rebels could once again run for this commission, but only if they declare themselves in the opposition on Thursday. This also raises questions about the positions that will be allocated on Friday, July 19: the majority is entitled to two quaestors, the opposition, one. Four other vice-presidents out of six are reserved for the opposition, as well as five secretaries out of twelve. But it’s always the same subject: who is in opposition to whom?