The president of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly and deputy for Paris was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo” on Friday November 17, 2023.
Sylvain Maillard, president of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly and deputy for Paris, was the guest of “8:30 am franceinfo” on Friday November 17, 2023. Meetings in Saint-Denis, immigration law and change of ballot for municipal elections in Paris, Lyon and Marseille… he answered questions from Agathe Lambret and Jean-Rémi Baudot.
Saint-Denis meetings: LFI, LR and the PS “refuse political debate”
LFI, the PS and LR “refuse political debate“, regrets the president of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly and deputy Sylvain Maillard, while Emmanuel Macron meets on Friday the party leaders who are present for the third “Saint-Denis meetings”. International issues will be discussed, “expanding the referendum to social issues, the status of Corsica and New Caledonia and decentralization.”Themes that obviously interest all French people“, underlines Sylvain Maillard.
For the leader of the Renaissance deputies, these meetings are not synonymous with censorship of the National Assembly and the Senate, while Éric Ciotti calls the President of the Republic “to respect the institutions“and which Olivier Faure denounces”a cenacle which would replace Parliament“.” There is Parliamentary time and there is extremely political time (…) How much time is wasted working on decentralization, on international issues?“, asks MP Renaissance.
“Basically, they are not at the table. They refuse political debate. They fade away. I believe that it is also a symbol of what political life has become in reality“, he says. “These two major parties, which were two major governing parties of the Fifth Republic, the socialists and the LR basically no longer want to be part of current and future political writing.“, insists Sylvain Maillard.
Saint-Denis meetings: “A political mistake” not to participate
These meetings, according to the socialist Olivier Faure, are not “than a staging“whose agenda and conclusions are controlled solely by Emmanuel Macron. An argument that Sylvain Maillard brushes aside.
“The social conference which was decided at the first conference in Saint-Denis is set up. There is unanimous agreement on international discussions. The principle of modifying our institutions, for example through the referendum, through decentralization, is being implemented“, lists the deputy of the presidential majority. It is therefore “a political mistake” not to be present, concludes Sylvain Maillard.
Immigration law: “Of course, we will restore” state medical aid
“We are very attached to state medical aid” For ” humanitarian reasons. Of course, we will restore it“, affirmed Sylvain Maillard. The Senate adopted the immigration bill in a version toughened on several points. The Luxembourg Palace notably removed State Medical Aid and article 3 concerning regularization in professions in tension.
On the first point, Sylvain Maillard believes that “It is our interest to care for everyone. We see tuberculosis resurfacing. Obviously, we must treat those who are infected“, he assures. The deputy admits that it will be necessary to do “evolve” the AME based on the first conclusions of the Evin-Stefanini report which concludes that this system must be maintained.
Concerning the regularization of undocumented foreign workers, Sylvain Maillard and the Renaissance deputies are working to “a balance“. In the first version of the text, “we have created an enforceable right“, which was deleted by the Senators for “discretionary power to prefects“. The MP proposes another solution, “that of putting into law all the provisions which would give the right to regularization with very clear principles. The prefect could at any time stop a procedure for different reasons with discretionary power.“, he explained.
Immigration law: “convinced” of obtaining “a majority” in the National Assembly
Sylvain Maillard is “convinced“to obtain”a majority“to the National Assembly.”I am waiting to see the Republican deputies vote against this text, a text to simplify procedures to ensure that those who do not intend to be in France leave. Are they going to vote against this? Really ? They no longer know where they live! That is the truth. I’m waiting to see how they get out of this“, he said. The boss of the Renaissance group “tired of postures.”
Sylvain Maillard hopes that the text will be adopted before the end of the year as part of the programmed legislative time procedure which allows the duration of debates to be fixed in advance: “I will obviously ask for it next Tuesday, but a majority of the groups must wish it. We’ll see“, he concludes.
Change of ballot for the Paris-Lyon-Marseille municipal elections: a text will be voted on “during 2024”
Sylvain Maillard indicates that the text to change the voting method during the municipal elections in Paris, Lyon and Marseille will be voted on “current 2024“. The presidential majority wishes to tackle the PLM Law (Paris-Lyon-Marseille). Today, voters are voting in their district in order to elect councilors who will sit on the City Council. It is the latter who will elect the mayor of their city.
“We need to change the voting method. We will submit a text in the coming weeks to vote on it in 2024“so that the law”be put in place for the 2026 elections“, he explains. “A Parisian equals one vote, a Marseillais equals one vote, a Lyonnais equals one vote“, he insists. “What we want is a mayor of Paris of all Parisians. For the moment, Anne Hidalgo is mayor of eastern Paris. We want a mayor of all of Paris“, he concludes.
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