Deconfinement: the vote also disturbs the Walkers

Being picked cold can lead to… hot debates. Saturday evening, the LREM deputies learned at the same time as the press "that the government had decided to advance the presentation of the national strategy of deconfinement, in order to meet the pressing aspirations of our fellow citizens", as their leader wrote to them leading, Gilles Le Gendre.

Consequently, contrary to what had been announced, the parliamentary debate followed by a vote on the StopCovid application will ultimately be "extended" to the entire deconfinement strategy.

What stir the spirits within the majority group. And anger the Walkers opposed to the application, who intended to be able to present their views on Tuesday. “A single vote on the deconfinement plan (and therefore without the possibility of pronouncing on digital tracing as such) and with such a reduced number of deputies, does not correspond, in terms of the issues, to a sufficient level of parliamentary democracy ", Immediately reacts LREM deputy for Val-d'Oise, Aurélien Taché, on Twitter. Another sees in it the desire to avoid "debates", coupled with a "denial" of the word given by the executive, certifying that the reluctance to develop the application goes beyond "the restless minority" mentioned by Le Gendre.

A single vote on the deconfinement plan (and therefore without the possibility of pronouncing on the digital tracing as such) and with such a reduced number of deputies, does not correspond, with regard to the stakes, to a sufficient level of parliamentary democracy. #StopCovid #DirectAN

“StopCovid is a brick of a more general architecture. There is no reason, from the moment when the deconfinement plan is presented Tuesday, to separate it ", does one justify to Matignon. But that's not all. On the majority Telegram loops, some express their "disappointment" to have learned this change of program by interposed media, and regret not being able to participate in the debate during the session.

Some worry that they will not know “what” they will vote on

Others respond with warnings against the controversies, calling to unite behind the government. "The announcement of this program change is greeted on the merits by many colleagues," said LREM deputy from Isère, Jean-Charles Colas-Roy, but, he admits, that "creates internal problems of organization and representation of the group ”. In fact, some worry that they will not know “on what” they will be called to vote, measures linked to containment oblige. "Unity does not mean verticality," says a deputy.

For some, the feeling of being negligible quantity. In others, the claim to be able to pronounce in their soul and conscience, even if they have a priori favorable to the measures of the executive. "It's hard for the majority, who has been a good soldier so far," observes a Walker. A LREM MP confides his embarrassment: “If we say that we are not satisfied, we add trouble. But I wonder about the functioning of our parliamentary life. "

“The Prime Minister chose not to hold a simple press conference, but to go and see the deputies. It is undoubtedly a mark of deep respect vis-à-vis the Parliament ”, we defend on the contrary to Matignon. The fact remains that the staff felt the need to give wages to the troops.

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Thus the President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, who sent a message to the LREM deputies this Sunday. Extremely rare. Where the tenant of Lassay assures that the voting procedures "will be identical in all respects to those that we have had to practice in recent weeks", hoping "to clarify (r) certain manifest misunderstandings".

Soothe the spirits

As an additional sign that there was an urgency to appease the spirits, Gilles Le Gendre took the pen in stride, recognizing himself that the subject arouses "a lot of reactions and questions". In turn, he tries to reassure the deputies of the LREM group on internal organizational issues, certifying that “no one is obviously asked to express an opinion on the government's declaration before having read it. "

An “e-Colbert” group meeting (by videoconference) will also be organized “Monday evening or Tuesday morning”, he announced, so that the group can “discuss” it together. And to conclude: “In the painful circumstances that our country is going through, it is up to us to be more united and united than ever. A wish, as much as a warning.