New censure ruled out, new 49.3 in the process: after the rejection of a motion of censure and the adoption of the revenue part of the 2024 draft budget, Élisabeth Borne again appealed on Saturday to article 49.3 of the Constitution on the entire text for new reading in the Assembly.
“We cannot do without a budget,” declared the Prime Minister in a very short speech to justify the 22nd use of this constitutional weapon since her arrival at Matignon.
No censorship in sight
The La France insoumise group immediately announced the filing of a new motion of censure, which has almost no chance of succeeding. A final adoption of the 2024 Budget, via a final 49.3, is expected at the end of next week, after a new passage in the Senate.
Élisabeth Borne had just previously once again largely escaped censorship, with the failure of the motion defended by the LFI deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône Sébastien Delogu. Debated in the indifference of a Saturday afternoon, the motion received only 75 votes, far from the 289 necessary to bring down the government.
Another subject still on our minds
In a deserted hemicycle, several speakers alluded to the major event of the week at the Palais-Bourbon: the blocking on Monday of the immigration bill by the adoption of a motion to reject the oppositions. A joint committee will decide the fate of the text on Monday.
“We are almost sure that an agreement between the groups of the presidential majority and that of the Republicans (LR) will be reached on the bill relating to immigration. (…) Today, 49.3 is enough, the abstention of the right being the discreet ally which allows us to last,” launched the socialist deputy for Sarthe Marietta Karamanli.
“It is, to say the least, paradoxical to hear you criticize us for censoring the debate on the immigration law when you yourself have banned the debate throughout the budget review this fall,” added LR MP Véronique Louwagie.
“Several of you have again accused the government of denying democracy (…) We have no lessons in parliamentarism to receive from Insoumis deputies who only have excesses on their lips! (…) We have no lessons to learn in the fight against the extreme right, while you regularly combine your votes with those of the National Rally,” replied Élisabeth Borne.