Élisabeth Borne wanted to be clear on Wednesday morning: the immigration law voted on Tuesday evening in the National Assembly does not play into the hands of the National Rally. This is what the Prime Minister repeated on France Inter. She added that measures that had been passed in the text would be looked at again in the coming weeks, some of which could prove unconstitutional, others that could be "adapted". Still, she said she had a "sense of accomplishment" after Tuesday's vote. Here's an update on what to remember from his speech.
- A text voted "without the votes of the RN"
Since Tuesday evening, several politicians have been pointing the finger at the fact that if the RN had abstained from voting on the Immigration law, it would not have passed, which the Prime Minister defends. "It was voted without the votes of the National Rally," she repeated, "I dismiss them, we don't want them." She speaks of a "manoeuvre by the RN" which did not in fact want this text but is playing political recuperation.
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"A certain number of our deputies were embarrassed that the RN came to vote for this text," she said, "if it had voted against it, I think we would have had more votes."
- Rousseau's resignation 'not received'
The Prime Minister brushed aside questions about the resignation of Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau, announced by a ministerial source on Tuesday. Emmanuel Macron "has not received the resignation" of the minister. "It's a non-issue ... We're going to stop commenting on things that don't exist," she said.
- "There is no question of abolishing" the AME
There is "no question of abolishing" the State Medical Aid (AME) for undocumented foreigners, Élisabeth Borne assured this Wednesday morning, after having committed to the right to carry out a reform from the beginning of 2024. "We asked for a report" and "we will keep the MEA," she said.
- Unconstitutional measures
Élisabeth Borne acknowledged that some of the measures voted in the text could be contrary to the Constitution. It "will have to evolve perhaps after the passage to the Constitutional Council," she said. "We're going to look at each of the measures that can be adapted," she adds.