One of the two motions of censure to which the French government is subject this Monday was defeated with 278 votes, nine less than necessary to guarantee a majority in the country’s National Assembly.
The document presented by the centrist Charles de Courson was supported by the deputies of the Nupes, of the Rassemblement national, by the majority of the deputies of the LIOT and by some deputies of the Républicains and non-adjuncts, but fell short of what is required a majority of 287 for approval.
The motion presented by the National Union, of the French extreme right, still has to be voted on in Paris.
In two months, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne managed to approve 12 motions of no confidence, specifically to validate the State Budget for 2023. Now, the challenge is to support the Government and review the pension system, including raising the retirement age.
More than a hundred motions of censure have been presented since 1958: only one was approved, in 1962, against the election of the President of the Republic by universal suffrage, overthrowing the Pompidou government.
Source: TSF
