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Rejection of the immigration bill: the countdown is on to find an agreement
Rejection of the immigration bill: the countdown is on to find an agreement – (FRANCEINFO)
On Wednesday, December 13, several closed-door meetings were held in Matignon, around the Prime Minister, on the subject of the immigration bill. These are the last chance negotiations as the joint committee is due to meet on Monday December 18.
The government began last-ditch negotiations for the immigration bill, with a succession of closed-door meetings around the Prime Minister, Wednesday December 13, in Matignon. First, the leaders of the Republicans were received, then the centrist senator Hervé Marseille, inclined to compromise, and finally, the tenors of the majority. The countdown has begun, while a joint committee on the text will be held on Monday, December 18. Made up of seven deputies and seven senators, it will meet at 5 p.m.
The left wing of the presidential camp rejects the Senate version
The Republicans are demanding the text already adopted by the Senate. Despite this clear-cut position, the presidential majority still hopes for an agreement. But the game promises to be difficult, because the left wing of the presidential camp rejects the Senate version, considered too right-wing. For Emmanuel Macron, either the joint committee is conclusive or it is not, and the text will be withdrawn. The head of state excludes a 49.3 as well as a dissolution.
