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]
| Date | 24 October 2022 |
|---|---|
| Location | National Assembly, France |
| Cause | The use by the government of the Article 49.3 of the French Constitution |
| Participants | |
| Outcome | Motions rejected |
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
editPrevious motion of no-confidence
editThe 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
editThe 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
editMotion of no confidence by NUPES
edit| Motion of no confidence NUPES | ||
| Ballot → | 24 October 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 289 out of 577 
| |
| Yes votes | 239 / 577
| |
| No votes | 338 / 577
| |
| Abstentions | ||
| Absentees | ||
| Sources[4] | ||
Motion of no confidence by RN
edit| Motion of no confidence RN | ||
| Ballot → | 24 October 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 289 out of 577
| |
| Yes votes | 90 / 577
| |
| No votes | 487 / 577
| |
| Abstentions | ||
| Absentees | ||
| Sources[4] | ||
Second motion of no confidence by NUPES
edit| Motion of no confidence concerning the first part of the Social Security Finance Bill NUPES | ||
| Ballot → | 24 October 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 289 out of 577
| |
| Yes votes | 150 / 577
| |
| No votes | 427 / 577
| |
| Abstentions | ||
| Absentees | ||
| Sources[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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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