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  • Elisabeth Borne experiences her baptism of fire on Wednesday in front of Parliament, where she will deliver her declaration of general policy, in search of compromise but without asking for a confidence that the oppositions already refuse her.

  • Unlike most of her predecessors, the Prime Minister will not engage her responsibility by a vote of confidence, at the risk of poisoning the debates which will follow her speech at 3 p.m. before the deputies, then 9 p.m. before the senators.

  • Insubordinate France did not wait long to indicate that it would indeed file a motion of censure this Wednesday.

    To table this motion, it must be signed by at least one tenth of the members of the National Assembly, ie 57 elected officials.

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8:48 am: LFI will file a motion of censure this Wednesday

Insubordinate France will table a motion of censure this Wednesday.

“Madame Borne, we do not mistreat democracy with impunity.

We will therefore bring you by force before Parliament, ”launched Mathilde Panot, leader of the LFI deputies.

To table this motion, it must be signed by at least one tenth of the members of the National Assembly, ie 57 elected officials.

This stage does not pose any concern to the 79 rebellious deputies, who were finally joined by the other parties of the Nupes (PCF, ecologist, PS).

The vote on this motion is scheduled for at least 48 hours after it is tabled, possibly Friday.

8:39 am: Why Borne refuses the vote of confidence?

Elisabeth Borne has above all "no choice" according to political scientist Bruno Cautrès, because she would take two risks with a vote: that of "falling", given that the government only has a relative majority in the Assembly, or that of obtaining confidence through the abstention of the RN.

However "it would be very badly perceived by the public to have a vote of confidence, even ric rac, with the abstention of the RN", notes a government source.

In addition, several deputies were appointed ministers on Monday, and their alternates will only sit in the Assembly in a month, depriving the presidential camp of as many votes.

8:34 am: Baptism of fire for Borne in front of the Parliament

Elisabeth Borne experiences her baptism of fire on Wednesday in front of Parliament, where she will deliver her declaration of general policy, in search of compromise but without asking for a confidence that the oppositions already refuse her.

Unlike most of her predecessors, the Prime Minister will not engage her responsibility by a vote of confidence, at the risk of poisoning the debates which will follow her speech at 3 p.m. before the deputies, then 9 p.m. before the senators.

The vote of confidence, in accordance with article 50-1 of the Constitution, is not compulsory.

On the right as on the left, seven Prime Ministers out of 27 since 1959 have not asked for it.

Hello everyone and welcome to this live dedicated to French politics.

This Wednesday, Elisabeth Borne saw her baptism of fire in front of Parliament.

She will deliver her general policy statement.

Unlike most of her predecessors, the Prime Minister will not engage her responsibility by a vote of confidence, at the risk of poisoning the debates which will follow her speech at 3 p.m. before the deputies, then 9 p.m. before the senators.

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