Elisabeth Borne wants the text of the pension reform to be voted on in the National Assembly, where, however, she is deprived of an absolute majority, instead of resorting to article 49.3 of the Constitution.
The success of this bid depends in particular on the attitude of the right-wing deputies of the Les Républicains (LR) party, who are very divided on the issue.
Voting for the pension reform “is not support for the government,” Elisabeth Borne assured on Wednesday of the right wing that she wants to convince to approve her much-disputed project.
“There is a majority”
“They will (…) be led to express themselves about the pension reform. Not about supporting the government, but about this project, only about this project,” the Prime Minister declared before the National Assembly, during the question-and-answer session the government, hammering in an anaphora that “there is a majority” to vote for the text.
Traditionally, voting on a budget -modifying in the case of pension reform- is a sign of support for the executive.
Source: BFM TV
