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Appointment of a Prime Minister: the benches of the National Assembly are empty
Appointment of a Prime Minister: the benches of the National Assembly are empty
(Franceinfo)
At the start of the new school year, the benches of the National Assembly are empty, an unprecedented situation, while the appointment of a Prime Minister is still awaited.
At the National Assembly, the deputies are absent, while they should be debating the next budget, hospital or school reforms. Faced with the current deadlock, the National Rally and part of the left are calling for the convening of an extraordinary session of the Assembly before the parliamentary session scheduled for early October.“This would allow the deputies to meet and have their say, because once you have a session, you have an agenda and discussions can be opened.”believes Olivier Rouquan, political scientist, associate researcher at CERSA.
But this new timetable would probably not leave enough time for deputies to discuss and vote on new texts. “Is it really worth it, and above all is it worth it until a government is appointed?”asks the specialist. To function effectively, the National Assembly must rely on a government that is still waiting to be appointed.
