Will the government use 49.3 to adopt its pension reform? The issue is on everyone’s lips, while the Executive has all the difficulty in the world to ensure an absolute majority in the National Assembly, due to a lack of unity among the Les Républicains (LR) deputies.
If you want to activate this procedure that allows you to adopt a text without the vote of the deputies, the government must decide beforehand in the Council of Ministers. This weekly meeting is usually held on Wednesdays. Problem: 7 senators and 7 representatives meet that day in a mixed commission (CMP) to establish the final version of the bill.
Therefore, authorizing the use of the razor item this Wednesday would amount to “putting pressure on the CMP”, estimates in BFMTV-RMC, Charles de Courson, deputy Freedom Independents, Overseas and Territories (LIOT). Opposed to the government’s pension reform, this centrist MP is an insider on the National Assembly. He began his seventh term as a deputy last June, the record among the current elected representatives of the chamber.
“Excellent Council of Ministers”
Choosing such a calendar would be all the more surprising for the presidential field since it can count on the presence of 10 parliamentarians in favor of the reform among the 14 who will participate in the CMP exchanges. Therefore, it could use the conclusions of this body to establish its legitimacy. At the moment, “there are no plans to contribute 49.3 in the Council of Ministers,” Olivier Véran also indicated this Wednesday.
Above all, depending on the conclusions of the CMP, the lines could move. The presidential camp thus hopes to convince some hesitant parliamentarians, targeting in particular the elected LR.
If the accounts do not go well, you could decide at the last moment to shoot the 49.3. Thus, “it is rumored that there would be an exceptional Council of Ministers on Thursday morning,” says Charles de Courson on BFMTV-RMC. This would occur during the senators’ vote, scheduled for 9 am if the CMP is conclusive, but the government “has no worries” in the Senate, whose right-wing majority is in favor of the reform, underlines Charles de Courson.
Meanwhile, the executive, like Olivier Véran, exaggerates confidence and avoids dwelling on the possibility of 49.3. “Some good minds think the government says this to get rid of its appeal,” said Charles de Courson. It would be like “saying ‘I didn’t want to […] but I was forced to do it,’ “he continues. “It’s hilarious,” replies the chosen one.
Source: BFM TV
