Paris, 20.06. (Prensa Latina) The coalition of left-wing French forces New People’s Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) announced today that it would table a motion of no confidence in the government on July 5 in the National Assembly.
After yesterday’s failure of the official Together alliance in the votes for the general elections, Nupes has taken a first step that confirms the criterion that it will not be easy for President Emmanuel Macron to be again by not achieving an absolute majority in the assembly has -elected to rule in April.
Following the release of the poll results, the word ‘ungovernability’ was common in the media and the Prime Minister herself, Élisabeth Borne, last night acknowledged the difficult road ahead of them.
Even if the motion of censure announced by Nupes, the second political force in the chamber behind Together, may not thrive, the mere trial gives a glimpse of the problems faced by Macron, who has repeatedly urged his fellow citizens to guarantee him upkeep control of the assembly.
The day before, the ruling party had won 245 MPs, 45 fewer than needed for an absolute majority in a 577-seat lower house, followed by the left (133), the far right of the National Association (89) and the Conservatives (64).
Only for the second time in the history of the Fifth French Republic has a head of state had to deal with the lack of absolute control in the Assembly, starting in 1958, after François Mitterrand was confronted with this scenario in 1988.
Faced with this situation, government officials, including Borne himself and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, called for the majority needed to control the Bourbon Palace to be established in dialogue with other forces.
Los Republicanos party conservatives would be perhaps the most similar terrain, with no current guarantees that they are ready to join the ruling party.
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