Barely started, the work of the joint committee (CMP) is already at a standstill. The body which must decide the fate of the immigration bill has been meeting since 5 p.m., Monday December 18. But its work was suspended shortly after and will not resume before 9 p.m., at the request of Florent Boudié, rapporteur of the text, franceinfo has learned. After the surprise adoption of a rejection motion on December 11, the government decided to entrust this body, bringing together deputies and senators, with the task of trying to reach a text which would satisfy both LR and the majority. Follow our live stream.
Elisabeth Borne commits to reforming state medical aid “at the beginning of 2024”. Before the CMP, Elisabeth Borne made a promise to an LR figure. The Prime Minister committed to presenting a reform of state medical aid (AME) in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, consulted by the political service of France Télévisions. The head of government writes that she asked “to the ministers concerned” to present a reform “at the beginning of 2024”. During the examination of the immigration bill, LR senators voted to replace the AME.
The Renaissance group office could decide on possible sanctions. If the CMP is successful, will there be majority deputies resistant to the idea of supporting a text that would reflect the ideas of the right? The Renaissance group office discussed possible sanctions against deputies who vote against the text of the CMP if it is successful on Monday evening, franceinfo learned late in the afternoon. The decision will be taken after Parliament’s vote, scheduled for Tuesday.
Negotiations continued on Monday. The executive was confident: “We are closer to an agreement than to a disagreement”assured Monday the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, nevertheless recognizing that“There are still many details to be resolved“. “Commitments have been made by the government. Now, we are awaiting the final drafting of the text”explained the LR deputy, Annie Genevard, who will sit on the CMP and for whom avenues of agreement “requires to be brought to fruition”.
A possible agreement could be put to the vote as early as Tuesday. If the joint committee reaches a compromise, this new version should be submitted to the National Assembly and the Senate for a vote on Tuesday.