Sin is now deadly.
Finished the distinction dear to Richard Ferrand when he led the group of the majority.
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Abstention, venial sin.
Vote against, mortal sin”
, he decreed to his troops in 2017. No dissenting voice will be accepted this time on pension reform.
The office of the Renaissance group has decided to change gear, one week before the solemn ballot which could take place on March 16.
Any member of the majority who votes against, abstains or does not vote for the bill will be excluded from the group, thus losing their place in committee.
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During a group meeting on Tuesday, the former Minister for Ecological Transition, Barbara Pompili, paved the way for abstention or non-participation, supported by her two close deputies, Stella Dupont and Cécile Rilhac.
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Is it legitimate to twist the arm of parliamentarians who must act according to their convictions
?
“, Pleaded the boss of the micro-party” In Common “.
By abstaining, these three deputies – from the left wing of the majority – therefore risk being excluded from the group of 170 elected officials.
The patroness of Renaissance elected officials, Aurore Bergé, tried to dissuade any solitary escape.
“No individual destiny exists if there is no collective destiny.
The prerequisite is the collective.
(…) It is not
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the great reform of the five-year term
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, but if it is not adopted, there will be no “great reform””,
she launched in front of her colleagues .
The warning will henceforth be followed by a sanction.