Renaissance group proposes law to oblige town halls to hang the blue flag with yellow stars on their facades. The bill (PPL) met with the reluctance of MoDem deputies, who abstained at the time of the vote.

"We considered that it was not an essential text," said the boss of the group, Jean-Paul Mattei. Since then, the majority leaders have exchanged to round off the corners of the bill. The European flag is an emblem almost as contested as the retirement age of 64.