“A cloud of smoke”, “a large form of jets”, or even the “dodge of a substantive debate” … the words are not lacking in the head of the socialist deputies, Boris Vallaud, to mark his opposition on Monday, May 5 to a referendum related to a “general plan” of deficits.
This idea was presented by Prime Minister François Bayrou this weekend in an interview with the JDD, while his government is looking for 40 billion euros in savings for the 2026 budget project to maintain its objectives to reduce the deficit of 5.4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year with 4.6% next year.
Boris Vallaud judges “curiosity” that this proposal “arose (SSE) in the mind of François Bayrou before any parliamentary debate, any discussion with the deputies, senators, in the construction of this budget.” “We have the impression that it is more agitation than the method,” addresses the elected official of Spears, also a candidate for the Socialist Party Congress.
“What question will the French ask?” He wonders, remembering that a “budget, are hundreds and hundreds of pages, figures.” If a referendum does not “exempt from a parliamentary debate,” Boris Vallaud also emphasizes that it is “necessary” and important for “the information of the French and the French.”
Skeptic of the political class
Like him, Olivier Faure is not very convinced by the idea of François Bayrou. The PS chief regretted this Sunday night at BFMTV this “quite eccentric” idea, rather, to a referendum about pensions. A reaction to the image of skepticism shown by other political leaders such as Sébastien Chenu (RN), Manuel Bompard (LFI) or Laurent Wauquiez (LR) whose training is part of the government’s base.
To support the idea of a referendum, François Bayrou stressed that “his general plan will ask for everyone’s efforts, and to the extent that he must be his, he cannot succeed if the French people do not support him,” according to him.
When adopting his plan adopted by the referendum, the prime minister could try to trust a form of legitimacy before a parliament where his camp is fragile, due to lack of majority.
Having his plan approved by the referendum, François Bayrou could try to trust a form of legitimacy in front of a parliament where his camp is fragile, due to lack of majority.
“When we reformed for classical forms, by the passage in force, what happens? The country smells on strike, the demonstrations are linked,” said Matignon’s tenant.
In any case, the last word will return to the President of the Republic, which has the power to organize referendums. “The prime minister evokes a plan of reforms and savings and it is difficult to say anything whenever this plan does not present,” said Soberly a relative of Emmanuel Macron to AFP on Sunday.
Source: BFM TV
