With the government trying to balance on a tightrope and citizens divided almost equally between right, center, left and indifferent, France is now well into the second five years of the Macron presidency.
Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne presented last Monday the complete form of the new French government, which surprised no one and nothing, while on Wednesday she proceeded with the programmatic statements of the government, finding in front of her not only an opposition wall, but also a motion of censure.
The proposal was submitted by the alliance of parties of the left, it will be discussed tomorrow in the National Assembly and in all probability it will be rejected, since Marine Le Pen wishes, and does not hide it, from now on to give the image of a politician capable of governing with moderation and not only to threaten and intimidate.
The new government structure and Bourne’s programmatic statements were however not received with shivers of enthusiasm by the French public opinion. According to a poll conducted on behalf of the newspaper Le Figaro, the majority of French people are dissatisfied with the new composition of the government. Specifically, for 66% of French people, the reshuffle is an indication that President Emmanuel Macron “did not take into account the result of the parliamentary elections”.
At the same time, French citizens are also divided regarding the prime minister’s programmatic statements, with 51% of respondents declaring that they are completely unaware of their content. Among those who watched the Bourne speech in full or in part, however, only a small majority (51%) thought the prime minister was “rather persuasive”.
The French are also divided over the attitude of the opposition parties towards the government. In the context of the upcoming review of the law on purchasing power, 64% of voters of parties of the left consider it their duty to oppose and that they do not have to vote for these texts if they do not agree with all the proposed measures. Measures that in general, based on the government proposals are the following:
On the energy issue, the government has paved the way for the creation of a “fuel allowance” aimed at employees and self-employed people who use their car to get to work.
Old age and disability pensions will rise by 4% from July 1, while pay rises saw 5.7 million civil servants receive a general increase effective July 1. by 3.5% on the price of the index used as a basis for their earnings. In addition, 9 million households will be paid a 100 euro food voucher, plus 50 euro for each dependent child.
On the roof end the benchmark rents will rise by 3.5% in July and then remain stuck at that level for a year.
Against these proposals, both the left-wing faction of Mélenchon and the far-right faction of Le Pen have presented their own proposals and hinted that if the government does not incorporate them, they will vote against the relevant bill in its entirety.
In other words, France is now rapidly entering a rather unfamiliar political period for the country’s political forces, which, aided by the electoral system, are not particularly well versed in compromise exercises. On the other hand, even French citizens are not used to the lack of governance of the country, especially when benefits and not obligations are blocked.
Source: AMPE
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