Elisabeth Borne will deliver her general policy speech to the National Assembly and then to the Senate on Wednesday July 6

First full-scale test.

Two months after her appointment to Matignon, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne will deliver her general policy speech to Parliament on Wednesday July 6.

The appointment is fixed in the afternoon, at 3 p.m., as far as the National Assembly is concerned, then in the middle of the evening, at 9 p.m., at the Senate.

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While the executive only has a relative majority at the Palais Bourbon, the head of government knows that she is eagerly awaited by some of the deputies.

In particular the Nupes, banner of union of all the lefts, which decided to take advantage of its large contingent of elected officials to settle in a frontal opposition to the policy wanted by Emmanuel Macron.

As a result, Elisabeth Borne has still not indicated whether or not she intends to engage the responsibility of the government she leads after her speech, by submitting to an optional vote of confidence by parliamentarians.

If necessary, the Republicans and the National Rally have hinted that they could abstain, to avoid any blockage.