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Jordan Bardella, president of the RN, November 18, 2024 on BFMTV.
POLITICS – The Barnier government is hanging by a thread. The president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella warned, this Monday, November 18 on BFMTV, that the party’s deputies could well vote for a motion of censure to bring the executive into a precarious position. While offering a way out.
The hypothesis seemed unthinkable a few weeks ago, the RN being anxious not to be seen as the one responsible for political instability. But pushed by part of his electorate and cooled by the debates on the 2025 budget, he is now closely examining the possibility of voting for a motion of censure which could be tabled by the left in the coming weeks. With its 126 deputies, the far-right party can tip the scales.
The hypothesis has already been raised in recent days by Marine Le Pen and Jean-Philippe Tanguy, both very annoyed by the turn of events. Jordan Bardella prefers to take it with a grain of salt. “Censorship is an extremely heavy, extremely serious decision, which by definition precipitates the resignation of the government”he emphasized on the BFMTV set, as you can see in the video above.
Bardella gives Barnier one last chance
He also expressed his anger and denounced Prime Minister Barnier, a ” ghost ” who doesn’t know “not where he wants to go” and who does not have “no direction” after promising “mountains and wonders”. Resentful, he also believes that the RN is not heard enough while Michel Barnier had assured that he would go “ discuss with political parties.”
Annoyed at not having obtained enough favors, Jordan Bardella thus gives Michel Barnier one last chance and puts several options on the table to allow the government to redeem itself. He proposes the adoption of one or more measures that are dear to him, such as the establishment of proportional representation for legislative elections or the reestablishment of minimum penalties. Which the majority has already ruled out.
“What is clear is that this government is taking the path” of a motion of censure, he warned, specifying that he wanted to wait for the end of the examination of the 2025 budget in Parliament before making his final decision. Time is running out for Michel Barnier, who sent invitations to the presidents of parliamentary groups this Monday evening to try to save his place.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.fr