The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

“Parliament no longer resembles much, it is freewheeling”: after a hectic year, deputies face the fear of heights

2024-02-07T19:23:08.301Z

Highlights: We should therefore not trust the apparent and unusual calm which seems to have emanated from the National Assembly since the start of the school year in January. Nor should we worry about the empty agenda for the coming weeks. And, if the government imagines being able to circumvent it, avoid it, or “put it under cover”, as some fear, the… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 88% left to discover. Flash sale -70% on digital subscription I ENJOY IT Already subscribed? Log in.


STORY – To retaliate against the executive, which intends to bypass Parliament, several elected officials plan to “foment political coups” this year.


There's nothing worse than a bored MP.

In the thick silence of the Palais Bourbon, escaping the light of the cameras, in a whisper, the chosen one then begins to plot.

We should therefore not trust the apparent and unusual calm which seems to have emanated from the National Assembly since the start of the school year in January.

Nor should we worry about the empty agenda for the coming weeks.

To discover

  • PODCAST - Listen to the Le Figaro Politique club with Yves Thréard

Nor even be moved by the announcements of the new Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, during his general policy declaration last week, confirming that the executive would have, more and more often, to resort to the regulatory route to reform.

“Those who say that Parliament will remain silent between now and the European elections have understood nothing.

It’s the beating heart of our democracy, there’s always a lot going on there

,” anticipates, optimistically, MoDem MP Erwan Balanant.

Read also Assembly: a turbulent first year full of twists and turns

And, if the government imagines being able to circumvent it, avoid it, or

“put it under cover”

, as some fear, the…

This article is reserved for subscribers.

You have 88% left to discover.

Flash sale

-70% on digital subscription

I ENJOY IT

Already subscribed?

Log in

Source: lefigaro

All news articles on 2024-02-07

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.