Will Elisabeth Borne seek the confidence of deputies?

Should Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne take the risk of soliciting the confidence of deputies? “In 2017, when he was appointed, Édouard Philippe made both a speech on general policy and called for a vote of confidence”recalls journalist Diane Karcher-Mourgues, Wednesday, June 29, on the 11 p.m. set of franceinfo. “But this time, Matignon is simply announcing a general policy speech for July 5 before the National Assembly”she continues.

Nothing obliges the Prime Minister to ask for confidence before the Assembly. “It is an option which is offered to the government by the Constitution”says the journalist. “Élisabeth Borne would not be the first to do without it. This was particularly the case of Edith Cresson and Pierre Bérégovoy, under François Mitterrand. At the time, as today, the government had no absolute majority in the National Assembly The political risk is considered too high (for Elisabeth Borne)“explains Diane Karcher-Mourgues.