The Prime Minister will speak to the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. A general policy speech from Elisabeth Borne expected after the announcement of the new government.
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After the reshuffle, Elisabeth Borne is expected on Wednesday July 6 before the National Assembly at 3 p.m. The Prime Minister will deliver her general policy speech, a great oral speech often compared to a baptism of fire, but what is this sequence used for?
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The general policy statement, what is it?
The general policy statement is generally the speech that marks the entry into office of a new government. It is provided for by the Constitution but is not compulsory. It is up to the Prime Minister to pronounce it: Elisabeth Borne will therefore have to appear on Wednesday afternoon at the Palais Bourbon to speak to the deputies. His speech will also be read at the same time to the senators by the number 2 of the government, the Minister of the Economy, Bruno the Mayor, who will be at the Luxembourg Palace.
What does this speech contain?
The idea is that the head of government outlines the main lines of her program: the orientations and the main reforms that she intends to carry out. The Prime Minister will not be the only one to speak: the leaders of the opposition groups will also be invited to speak at the Assembly podium to respond, in a way, to this speech.
Will there be a vote of confidence by deputies?
It is customary that after his statement, the head of government asks for the confidence of the deputies. If he does not obtain it, his government must resign, at the risk, otherwise, of seeing its action systematically hampered by too strong an opposition. But this is a custom and not an obligation. In the absence of an absolute majority, Elisabeth Borne took no risk and has therefore already announced that she would not engage the responsibility of her government. As Michel Rocard, Pierre Bérégovoy and Edith Cresson had done in an identical situation some thirty years ago.