Gauthier Delomez 15:51 p.m., March 16, 2023, modified at 15:53 p.m., March 16, 2023

Shortly after the triggering of Article 49.3 by the executive on pension reform, Marine Le Pen announced that she would table a motion of censure, and other political sides could also choose this option. Europe 1 takes stock of how this manoeuvre provided for by the Constitution works.

As soon as article 49.3 is triggered by the executive on pension reform, opposition MPs are preparing to respond by tabling a motion of censure against the bill. This is first of all the case of the leader of the National Rally group in the Assembly, Marine Le Pen, respecting a statement she had made on March 16. Other parliamentary groups such as La France insoumise could also choose to table a motion of censure. So how does it work?

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The absolute majority needed

First, the purpose of a motion of censure is to prevent the adoption of a text after the activation of 49.3. It must be tabled within 24 hours of the recourse to 49.3 by a minimum of 10% of the deputies, or 57 in the National Assembly. The latter is then the subject of debates in the days that follow. In the end, to be adopted, the motion of censure must receive at least 287 votes, i.e. an absolute majority.

The necessary threshold of an absolute majority is often the cause of a rejection of motions. None of them were adopted in the new Parliament. However, this could change with the pension reform. Indeed, deputies of the Republicans would be in favor of a transpartisan motion carried by elected representatives of the left and the Liot group.