Will Elisabeth Borne submit to the vote of confidence?
“No decision has been made
,” assured government spokeswoman Olivia Grégoire on BFMTV.
Naturally, the opposition was quick to criticize the position of the head of government.
“
In our Fifth Republic, seven times, prime ministers have not asked for confidence.
It is not new
, ”justified Olivia Grégoire.
But is she telling the truth?
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Let us first recall that the vote of confidence is a procedure defined by article 49, paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic.
It allows the minister to engage "
the responsibility of the government before the National Assembly on its program or on a declaration of general policy
", indicates the site of the Institution.
In short, parliamentarians can, by their participation in the ballot, approve or not the government.
The vote is cast by an absolute majority of the votes cast.
In the event of failure, the government is obliged to resign.
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