With the abolition of the seated vote, the National Assembly tries to catch up | EUROtoday

In a uncommon second of consensus, the National Assembly voted unanimously on Wednesday, March 12, the abolition of the seated vote, a process deemed out of date and unsuitable for the variety of elected officers. This reform, past its symbolic significance, illustrates a want to modernize parliamentary functioning and questions the accessibility of democratic establishments.

It is of a assured gesture that the deputy (era. S, Dordogne) Sébastien Peytavie, rapporteur of the textual content, superior in a wheelchair to the cellular desk, put in for the event on the backside of the hemicycle. An unprecedented scene that underlines change at work. “No party can say that he is fully inclusive”he mentioned, highlighting the persistent obstacles for elected officers with disabilities.

If the abolition of the seated vote appears, at first look, solely a technical adjustment, it crystallizes deeper points. Far from being a easy procedural reform, it’s a part of a broader reflection on equal entry to establishments. “The National Assembly is not yet up to the ideal of equality that we have on the pediment of the Republic”regrets the deputy (Renaissance) of Tarn Jean Terlier, recalling the delay of Parliament when it comes to inclusiveness.

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