The deconfinement plan will be unveiled at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the National Assembly by Prime Minister Édouard Philippe. And the vote on the text will take place in the process. A (very) tight schedule that makes many members cringe. The latter had indeed requested a delay between the speech of the Prime Minister and the vote. Despite requests for an almost unanimous postponement on the right and on the left, they will only have the time for the two and a half hours of debates planned to work on the text.
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This was what was recorded this morning at the Assembly, during a videoconference with the group presidents, in a turbulent atmosphere, reports a participant. However, some do not intend to stick to this decision: five presidents of opposition groups once again asked for the postponement of the vote, in a letter addressed to the Prime Minister on Monday afternoon.
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"One more brutality" for Jean-Luc Mélenchon
The opposition claims to space the debate and the vote to have time for a deep reflection but also time to consult the deputies who will not be able to sit. Because there will only be 75 tomorrow in the Hemicycle, social distancing measures oblige.
Damien Abad, the head of the LR deputies, therefore denounces a denial of democracy. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of rebellious France, speaks to him of "one more brutality" and of an "Assembly put under political quarantine". Some members of the ruling party also disagree with this agenda. This is the case Aurélien Taché, LREM deputy, for whom "there would have been an opportunity to do better than a vote immediately after the speech".
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"What good is it to vote if it is to vote on measures that we will barely have time to take notice of?", He asked on Monday on Europe 1. "This is really the role of the National Assembly of make an informed decision on the government's proposals. "