The French "do not want" a dissolution of the Assembly

The French "do not want" a dissolution of the National Assembly, where the government only has a relative majority, spokesman Olivier Véran said on Sunday, also observing that there was "no stigma" blockage at the Palais-Bourbon at the moment.

"I do not live in a frame of reference which would consist in giving an expiry date to the National Assembly that the French have entrusted to us", declared Olivier Véran on the set of the program Dimanche en politique on France 3.

"I think the French don't want that," he continued.

"I think that the French have granted us a relative majority to push us to have cross-party agreement approaches, to be able to get out of the postures a little," insisted the government spokesperson.

"We have none of the stigma of this blockage"

Emmanuel Macron himself brandished in September the threat of a dissolution - only three months after the legislative elections - if the oppositions allied in a motion of censure to overthrow the government.

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affirms for its part that the Renaissance party has completed its preparations - calendar of appointments, training of candidates, etc.

- in order to be prepared at any time for the announcement of a dissolution.

But such a choice is only made in the event of “complete blocking of Parliament”, underlined Olivier Véran.

However, "for the moment we have none of the stigmata of this blockage", he argued.

And "each motion of censure that has been presented to Parliament" in recent days, "wins fewer votes than the previous one", he added, arguing that there was "no alternative majority to be proposed in the country ".

In this context, Olivier Véran appealed to the “republican right”, in particular with a view to the future pension reform “which it has been calling for for years”.

The support of the Socialists is also hoped for on the text aimed at accelerating renewable energies, adopted at first reading in the Senate on Friday evening.

“In the name of what would the Republican left oppose texts which make it possible to increase solar power in our country”, wondered Olivier Véran.

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