Governments often think twice before brandishing this institutional weapon.
Article 49 paragraph 3 of the Constitution, which allows the Prime Minister to pass a law without going through the vote of Parliament, has bad press.
This
“passage en force”
, which engages the responsibility of the entire executive before the National Assembly, is regularly used under the Fifth Republic.
Not without fear… Already, because it can be the subject of a motion of censure by the opposition, which has the possibility, in the event of a favorable vote, of overthrowing the government.
Then, because its use has not always been successful.
In 2006, when Dominique de Villepin used it for the first job contract (CPE), he was finally forced to backtrack after three months of very strong social protests led by youth and unions.
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