Will the government be held responsible?

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne is continuing her field visits and consultations. She will deliver her general policy speech on July 5th. For the moment, the head of government would not plan to solicit the confidence of deputies. “It’s a little more nuanced than that. It all started with a decree published this morning in the Official Journal which, indeed, confirms that next Tuesday, at the National Assembly, the Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will deliver his general policy speech well before the deputies (…). But this decree in question makes no mention of a possible vote of confidence that would follow this general policy speech.“, reports journalist Julien Nény, live from Matignon, Wednesday June 29.

“This vote of confidence is generally a formality for the government, when it has an absolute majority in the Assembly.“, continues the journalist. However, the government now only has a relative majority in the hemicycle. “The outcome of a possible vote of confidence is much more uncertain for the government“explains Julien Nény. The government spokeswoman for her part affirms that”no decision is made” and “that leaves all the doors open“.