The amendment removes the possibility of requesting a vaccination pass for minors, in the event of return of the certificate for travel to or from abroad.
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A first victory for the opposition. The government was defeated on Tuesday July 12 in the National Assembly by a conjunction of RN-Nupes-LR votes. The opposition has thus removed from the text the possibility of requiring a vaccination pass for minors, in the event that this certificate is reinstated for travel to or from abroad.
Several elected officials from these parties had tabled identical amendments to the “health watch and safety” bill, on a specific point of article 2, allowing if necessary to restore this pass for “extra-hexagonal” travelers to from 12 years old. The bulk vote for these amendments was won by supporters of an age raised to 18, by 196 votes to 183.
The result of this vote was greeted with thunderous applause from the benches of the parties behind these amendments. Work was able to resume calmly after a suspension of the session. Many opposition MPs welcomed the vote. “The government and the minority macronists in the hemicycle”, costed MP LFI Alexis Corbière. “First victory for RN deputies”, as estimated for her part Marine Le Pen.
The government and the minority macronists in the hemicycle!! #DirectAN https://t.co/pSzKloT2RS
— Alexis Corbiere (@alexiscorbiere) July 12, 2022
✅️ First victory of the Deputies @RN_official ! The health pass will no longer concern minors. We don’t give up to defend you. #DirectAN pic.twitter.com/RwNBlAMCd4
– Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) July 12, 2022
Rémy Rebeyrotte (Renaissance, Ex-LREM), lamented a “football match atmosphere” in the hemicycle, while France has just passed the milestone of 150,000 Covid deaths. Another amendment by MP LR Marc Le Fur was adopted a little later, reducing the supporting documents necessary to obtain a health pass. A vote on the whole text is expected later in the evening or night.