Deputies "walkers", others who have already left the macronist ship, but also elected officials attached to ecology: according to Les Echos , a few dozen deputies are about to form a ninth group in the National Assembly, which would be a record. This group would be called "Ecology democracy solidarity" and would be formed around Matthieu Orphelin (ex-La République en Marche close to Nicolas Hulot), Aurélien Taché (LREM) and possibly Cédric Villani (still a member of the LREM group).
MP Martine Wonner, the only LREM elected to have voted against the government's deconfinement strategy, was excluded from the majority group on Wednesday, accelerating speculation around this new formation, in the midst of a health crisis. But this member of the left wing told AFP not to be at this stage. Other elected officials participated in this initiative, according to Les Échos , like the former minister Delphine Batho, the deputy LREM Emilie Cariou or the deputy Guillaume Chiche.
LREM could lose an absolute majority
After his exclusion, the LREM and related deputies, chaired by Gilles Le Gendre, now have 296 members, compared to 314 at the start of the legislature. The absolute majority is at 289 seats, so the presidential party could lose it. Departures were regular, against the backdrop of conflicts on the line or disagreements for the municipal authorities. The initiative in gestation "will settle the political and individual bad management of the group" LREM, tackles a macronist deputy.
" " In the midst of deconfinement, this does not seem appropriate to me " "The new group could have twenty members, non-registered, some LREM, Liberties and territories or even PS, according to Claire Pitollat, a chosen LREM elected representative, who however judges that "in full deconfinement, it does not (him) seem timely "to launch it. According to her, this initiative is about "bringing to life the diversity of the majority", while others are in a less cooperative line with the executive.
"Group of odds and ends"
A majority cadre already embraces a "group of odds and ends to try to exist, a group of orphans". He sees in it "finally a useful clarification of deputies who were not used to going beyond" right-left promoted by Emmanuel Macron since his launch in the presidential adventure, in 2016.
And according to this source, "the absolute majority is a bit of a false subject because with the constant support of the Modem (and) the solid support of Agir, the majority as a whole is largely assured". "This is not a heavy blow for Emmanuel Macron," still assures this close to the Elysee, estimating that the potential dissidents "do not seem in the frontal opposition".