On December 15, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne once again had recourse to Article 49.3 of the Constitution to have the finance bill for 2023 adopted definitively and without a vote. This is the tenth time that she has been using this constitutional weapon since the beginning of the budgetary discussions.
Indeed, the government only has a relative majority in the National Assembly and is in a minority in the Senate.
Result: it is much more difficult for him to pass certain bills.
Using the 49.3 is therefore a way to circumvent this obstacle.
A new remedy criticized by the opposition, like the deputy Caroline Fiat who denounced, on Twitter "a fatal record against our democracy".
So, does Elisabeth Borne really hold the record for using 49.3?
The answer in the video at the top of the article.
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The 2023 budget definitively adopted after ten 49.3 activated by the government
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No, Elisabeth Borne does not hold the record for using 49-3
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