The contentious bill, carried by the ex-LREM Naïma Moutchou, is examined in the morning by the National Assembly, at the opening of a "niche" Horizons, day dedicated to the texts of the young group of 29 deputies.

"This is the first of our political family and we have always wanted to be on concrete, substantive subjects, corresponding to the expectations of the French", according to the president of the group Laurent Marcangeli, former mayor of Ajaccio.

Security and justice correspond to the "political DNA" of Horizons, on the right wing of the majority, he says, in line with the party founded in the fall of 2021 by Edouard Philippe.

The former Prime Minister "did not guide our choices" of texts, we are assured within the group, while stressing that this day, "it is also his image", that of a heavyweight politician who is charting his course and could well run for the Elysée Palace in 2027.

On the desks Thursday, the idea of ​​a minimum sentence of one year's imprisonment for crimes of violence, committed in recidivism, against public officials - unless otherwise justified by the judge.

"The phenomenon of recidivism is progressing each year, our law enforcement agencies are targets" and "firefighters, health personnel, teachers and bus drivers" are also becoming "victims of the questioning of the 'authority", analyzes Ms. Moutchou.

She wants to "dissuade and punish, but also prevent and support", and has the support in particular of the SGP Police-FO Unit union.

For the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti, it is niet to the sentence of a minimum of one year.

"It doesn't work," he insists, referring to the hardships under Nicolas Sarkozy.

Ms. Moutchou denies that it is a question of returning to the broad system in force from 2007 to 2014, and praises her text "targeted, measured, legally robust".

A scalp?

Same cold reception on the side of the allied groups Renaissance and Modem, for the same reasons.

The exchanges have already been tense in committee at the Palais Bourbon, suggesting a possibly stormy meeting on Thursday.

The left is opposed to the bill, perceived as "penal populism", while the right and RN will vote for this text going "in the right direction".

But even if a few additional votes from the presidential camp came in support, the chances of it being adopted remain limited.

At Horizons, "they want to piss us off", stings a Macronist official, according to whom the elected Philippists "may have thought that it would attract Renaissance deputies who come from the right to them".

The boss of the Renaissance group Aurore Bergé says "assume" that there may be "disagreements in the majority", as long as the three partners, with "different political identities", find themselves on the essentials, as on the file flammable pensions.

"We have to play things down", also assures Laurent Marcangeli, recalling that Horizons has already given the majority "pledges" of "responsibility and consistency".

Still, behind the scenes, the Renaissance deputies are regularly accused by their allies of "always behaving like a group of absolute majority".

"We work in silos" and, the majority, it's like "subsidiaries and a parent company", we estimate at Horizons as at the MoDem.

A relative of Edouard Philippe summarizes: "Renaissance wants to pay for a text" Horizons Thursday.

The group's other proposals should be approved by the Assembly without making waves.

Unanimity is even emerging around the principle put forward by Laurent Marcangeli of a "numerical majority" at 15 for registration on social networks, and the text of Paul Christophe on support for families of sick children.

Finally in the evening, support for small businesses and local authorities in the event of an energy crisis will be discussed.

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