THE ESSENTIALS
- On Sunday around 10 p.m., the new government of Sébastien Lecornu, made up of 34 ministers, was announced. Read the article
- The Prime Minister will deliver his general policy speech to MPs at around 3pm. in the National Assembly. Read the summary
- The PS has the future of the government in its hands. If the pink party decides to vote in favor of censure, the government team will fall less than 48 hours after its appointment. Read the article
- Yesterday, before his new ministers, during a meeting in Matignon, Sébastien Lecornu’s first words were to remember that his “only mission is to overcome the political crisis.” Read the article
The motions of censure from RN and LFI were already presented and studied – unless modified – at 9:30 p.m.
If Dieynaba Diop, spokesperson for the PS, explained yesterday morning on Franceinfo that the rose will present its “own motion of censure” if the general policy speech delivered by Sébastien Lecornu does not meet the expectations of the socialists, those of the RN and LFI are already in the hands of the National Assembly.
According to counts, only 24 deputies are missing to overthrow the government.
The key to the vote will be in socialist hands. The motions of censure must be studied this afternoon around 9:30 p.m. when the session resumes at the Palacio Borbón.
If the PS presents a motion of censure, all of them could finally be studied on Thursday night.
Olivier Faure reaffirms that the PS will “censor” the Lecornu II government if the suspension of the pension reform is not approved
Olivier Faure, first secretary of the Socialist Party, reaffirmed yesterday that his party will “censure” the Government if, during Sébastien Lecornu’s general policy speech, it does not consider suspending the pension reform.
“In a Parliament where there is no majority, it is Parliament that makes the law. This means, at some point, that the debate can take place on all issues. That is why it has focused on pensions. That does not mean that we have abandoned anything. I defend the taxation of the ultra-rich in the budget debate,” he adds, mentioning “the Zucman tax” in his X account.
Sébastien Lecornu invites his ministers and several parliamentary groups to lunch
Sébastien Lecornu invites all his ministers with their parliamentary advisors at 1:15 p.m., as well as the deputies of the Ensemble pour la République, Horizons, Modem and also the deputies of Liot, to a lunch in Matignon, as reported by BFMTV from reliable sources.
First council of ministers and general policy speech: the high-risk day of the new government
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to current politics in France, as the second day of Lecornu II’s government promises to be complicated. Two events are worth remembering:
- This morning, at 10 a.m., the first Council of Ministers will be held at the Elysée Palace around the Head of State and the Prime Minister.
- Around 3 p.m., Sébastien Lecornu enters the arena of the National Assembly and will deliver his general policy speech.
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Source: BFM TV
