Guillaume Tabard: Rarely has a vote in the Senate been so watched, suspected and dramatized. With massive public support, those in favor of its inclusion in the Constitution called on senators not to miss a “ meeting with history ” A majority of senators preferred to vote in accordance with the government version already adopted by the deputies.
By skillful argumentation, since it produced the expected effect, a vote against the IVG law was a no-brainer for the majority.