October 2022 French votes of no confidence

October 2022 French votes of no confidence
Date	24 October 2022
Location	National Assembly, France
Cause	The use by the government of the Article 49.3 of the French Constitution
Participants	REN; DEM; HOR; RN; LFI; LR; SOC; ECO; GDR; LIOT; NI;
Outcome	Motions rejected

Three motions of no confidence in the French government of Élisabeth Borne were tabled by the left-wing NUPES coalition and the far-right National Rally on 24 October 2022.^[1]^[2]

Marine Le Pen, who leads the parliamentary group of the National Rally, surprisingly announced at the last minute that her party would vote in favour of any motion of no confidence tabled by the other parliamentary groups ″in acceptable terms″.^[1] Despite the votes of the National Rally in favour of a motion tabled by the NUPES coalition, it remained 50 votes short of a majority, due to the refusal of the right-wing Republicans to support it. The LR group justified its refusal to vote the motion of no confidence ″out of responsibility″ in order to avoid ″chaos″.^[3]

The three motions were rejected.^[4]

Background

Previous motion of no-confidence

The NUPES coalition, which endorsed left wing populist Jean-Luc Mélénchon for Prime Minister has decided to be firmly in opposition to Emmanuel Macron by tabling a motion of censure against the Borne government as soon as possible after the 2022 legislative elections.^[5]

Use of article 49.3 by the government

The Borne government, a few days earlier, used the "Article 49.3" of the Constitution, which allows the government to impose the adoption of a text by the Assembly, immediately and without a vote. The opposition parties then reacted by tabling motions of no confidence.

Results

Motion of no confidence by NUPES

Ballot →		24 October 2022
Motion of no confidence NUPES
Required majority →		289 out of 577 N
	Yes votes	239 / 577
	No votes	338 / 577
	Abstentions
	Absentees
Sources^[4]

Motion of no confidence by RN

Ballot →		24 October 2022
Motion of no confidence RN
Required majority →		289 out of 577 N
	Yes votes	90 / 577
	No votes	487 / 577
	Abstentions
	Absentees
Sources^[4]

Second motion of no confidence by NUPES

Ballot →		24 October 2022
Motion of no confidence concerning the first part of the Social Security Finance Bill NUPES
Required majority →		289 out of 577 N
	Yes votes	150 / 577
	No votes	427 / 577
	Abstentions
	Absentees
Sources^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Malgré trois motions de censure... pourquoi l'opposition ne renversera pas le gouvernement". TF1 INFO (in French). 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
^ "Les trois motions de censure à l'ordre du jour de l'Assemblée ont été rejetées | LCP". lcp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-25.
^ "Motions de censure : " Les LR n'ont pas sauvé le gouvernement, ils ont agi en responsabilité "". Public Senat (in French). 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Budget : l'Assemblée nationale rejette les motions de censure de la Nupes et du RN". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
^ Laïreche, Rachid. "Motion de défiance: à l'Assemblée nationale, la Nupes en pole opposition". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-25.

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[:0-1] "Malgré trois motions de censure... pourquoi l'opposition ne renversera pas le gouvernement". TF1 INFO (in French). 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-25.

[2] "Les trois motions de censure à l'ordre du jour de l'Assemblée ont été rejetées | LCP". lcp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-25.

[3] "Motions de censure : " Les LR n'ont pas sauvé le gouvernement, ils ont agi en responsabilité "". Public Senat (in French). 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-25.

[:1-4] "Budget : l'Assemblée nationale rejette les motions de censure de la Nupes et du RN". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-25.

[5] Laïreche, Rachid. "Motion de défiance: à l'Assemblée nationale, la Nupes en pole opposition". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-25.

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