Covid-19: for its first bill, the government narrowly avoids a motion of rejection – BFMTV

The rebellious filed a motion of rejection prior to the first bill on the Covid-19 examined by the Assembly this Monday evening. If it was narrowly rejected, it portends difficult weeks for the government, which should struggle to convince the hemicycle to pass the purchasing power bill. A quack that bodes difficult months for the government. The text on Covid-19, the very first at the start of the term, was very close to being rejected before its examination even began. The RN thus voted a motion of rejection, tabled by insubordinate France, to the great displeasure of the government. One of the members of the Social Affairs Committee had also warned: “if we believe that we will have a consensus on this whole first bill, we are wrong. We will have to fight and show that we have it in our belly”, dropped a Renaissance deputy (ex-LaRem) to BFMTV.com a few days ago. voted by LFI and the RN The precise content of the law was also not lacking in potential points of tension – from the possibility of restoring the health pass at the borders, to the absence of the reintegration of non-vaccinated caregivers, desired by the National Rally and the rebels. The parliamentarian was right. Raquel Garrido, rebellious deputy, defended a motion of preliminary rejection of the text. The purpose of this parliamentary device is to show that the proposed bill is contrary to one or more constitutional provisions or to have it decided that there is no need to deliberate. Its adoption entails the rejection of the text against which it was raised. Freshly elected on June 19, this close friend of Jean-Luc Mélenchon denounced at the podium a “forced legislative process” through a “hyper accelerated” – the text was tabled on July 4. “This law was neither urgent nor timely,” added the parliamentarian who clearly knew how to find a certain echo. “Hand in hand, populists communed “The motion to reject was thus narrowly rejected with 174 votes in favor and 192 against. Marine Le Pen’s group voted in favor, regretting that the reintegration of non-vaccinated caregivers is not on the agenda. The few environmental deputies present, who would probably have voted in favor of the motion to reject, also played in favor of the government. What push Sacha Houlié, the new boss of the law commission, to step up. Hand in hand, populists communed against the vaccine, not hesitating to resort to and spread false information”, advanced the deputy to the podium. Cold sweats for the purchasing power law The government had nevertheless tried to ’round the corners upstream. While the executive wanted to allow the continued collection of health data on tests and vaccination until March 31, the deputies in committee had chosen to shorten the deadline by two months. The request had been accepted by the executive. The government had also taken care to present a very short text which contains barely two articles. Enough to avoid long battles for amendments in the National Assembly and ensure a quick vote, probably this Tuesday or Wednesday. This alliance of circumstance between the RN and LFI is also cause for concern on the benches of the executive. The purchasing power law, highly contested on the opposition benches, much more than that on Covid-19, will be examined from July 18 and could again be the subject of agreements between the different parties. opposition. Gestures for some, red lines for others Not enough, however, to avoid frank concerns for the new Minister for Relations with Parliament, Franck Riester. In a context of inflation at its highest since 1987, this text will arrive in the hemicycle on July 18. The RN, the rebellious and the LRs have already warned: without significant integration of their respective demands – drop in VAT on fuel for Marine Le Pen and the LRs, minimum wage at 1,500 euros for LFI – they may well not vote for this text. Problem: each step towards one of the opposition groups could lose votes on others benches. Example with the increase in the minimum wage. Without being on the agenda, the slightest concession on the subject would be the subject of a strong rejection on the benches of the right. his general policy speech last Wednesday as the cornerstone of government action.