Macron Act: Valls will use 49-3 – Les Echos

Prime Minister commit today Tuesday the government’s responsibility, through Article 49-3 of the Constitution, to allow the adoption without a vote of the bill Macron in new interpretation. The opposition will file a motion of censure.

The government has chosen to go quickly to the adoption in second reading of the Macron law to the National Assembly. As “Les Echos” left the hearing Monday morning, Manuel Valls on Tuesday incur liability (art. 49-3) on this text, told AFP from several MPs. Until then, the bill “for growth, activity and equal economic opportunity” was provided for the agenda Tuesday at 21 h 30 for a week of discussions before a formal vote on June 24 But consideration was advanced to 16 h15, after the session of questions to the government.

The entourage of the Prime Minister has however refused to formally confirm the use of 49- 3. Manuel Valls will vote Tuesday on the “of adoptions” Macron bill in second reading, with the objective that measures of this law “materialize as soon as possible” , said Matignon, which referred to the meeting of the Socialist Group in the Assembly Tuesday morning.

According to AFP, Emmanuel Macron expected to speak, followed by general rapporteur, Richard Ferrand (PS), and possibly other rapporteurs of the text. Manuel Valls will then announce that liability of the government. The bill will be considered adopted unless the government was overthrown by a motion of censure by the end of the week.

The government, which has already had use the weapon of the Constitution in February at the first reading of the text, is not likely to start on a lengthy debates and see the divisions of the majority out into the open. Discussions have already taken 130 hours and 110 hours in the Senate to the Assembly in the first reading.

Last week, while the text was considered by the Special Committee of the Assembly national, the government has increased certain provisions of its support plan for SMEs and very small.

After the Assembly, the Macron bill must start in the Senate, then return before MPs for the final vote, on the occasion of the special session in July.

The opposition will file a censure motion

The right was quick to react and denounce a “truncated debate” , a “denial of democracy” . Christian Jacob, the leader of deputies Republicans announced that the opposition would table a motion of censure against the government. “This is the general panic in government. The Prime Minister is in distress, it is an act of defiance vis-à-vis its own majority “, he has réagi.

As for the Left Front MPs, they announced that they would try them too, as they had done unsuccessfully in February, to file a censure motion. The government resorts to 49-3 “to avoid any discussion of the draft law and Macron not confront the real opponents of the text” , they rebelled in a statement.