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Macron makes very little difference between the two motions of censure

  • On Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron, in use of Rule 49.3, approved by decree the reform of the retas, without a vote of the National Assembly, and intensified the anger of both citizens and Members. The government has passed the motions of censure with a narrow margin of nine votes. On Tuesday morning, the entrance to the Bidar supermarket, called by the trade unions, was blocked and the Biriatou toll was blocked on Monday.

20 March 2023 - 10:59
Last updated: 2023-03-21 10:36

Protests against the reform of the protests continue strongly in the streets. On Monday evening, the French Government has faced two motions for censure in the National Assembly, which have passed very little: in the absence of the vote of nine Members, the motions for censure have not received sufficient support. To follow the weekend protests, protesters blocked several roads on Monday morning. The Biriatou toll stopped for 40 minutes in the protest driven by LAB and CGT, and on Tuesday morning the entrance to the Intermarche supermarket in Bidole has been blocked, according to Euskal Irratia. Protesters have chosen this point of sale to support workers: "Most supermarket workers are women, with interrupted careers and partial days of camaraderie."

The decision on Thursday by Emmanuel Macron has accentuated the anger of demonstrators and Members against reform of the retas. They are all against: trade unions, opposition, part of the government and 68% of the population (according to the latest Ifop survey). Fleeing the mass strikes and protests of recent months against the reform, the text was adopted in the Senate on 16 March, but the vote of the National Assembly was avoided – strong competition was expected – and Macron used article 49.3 to unilaterally approve the reform. Since then, mass protests have been carried out by the trade unions and there have been several clashes between police and protesters.

Motions of censure gradually overtaken

The two motions of censure tabled by the opposition in the National Assembly are discussed on Monday afternoon. The RN was an extreme right-wing party, but it has only received the vote of 94 Members, far from the 287 votes needed. The second, presented by the LIOT group, was the one with the most chances, but nine votes were missing. Therefore, Elisabeth Borne has surpassed both prime minister governments.

However, the reform of the retas has caused a profound crisis in the French Government, and Macron has been accused of "undemocratic" using Article 49.3. The protests have not been silenced either, and the protesters called are calling for the "absurd reform" to be rejected.

The LIOT Group warns that other anti-reform measures are being considered: going to the Constitutional Court to denounce the unconstitutionality of the implementation of the reform without a vote, or boosting the referendum.


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