In the Assembly, Michel Barnier weakened by the everyone-for-himself methods of Gabriel Attal and Laurent Wauquiez | EUROtoday

Has Michel Barnier lastly discovered the components to create a bond between the parliamentarians of the “common base”? After the aperitif buffets of the minister answerable for relations with Parliament, Nathalie Delattre, and the transpartisan breakfasts of the federal government spokesperson, Maud Bregeon, the Prime Minister is making ready to deliver collectively in an intergroup, committee by committee, the deputies from the 4 events that assist his authorities. Wednesday, November 13, elected officers from the Economic Affairs Committee from Ensemble pour la République (EPR, Renaissance group), MoDem, Horizons and the Republican Right (Les Républicains, LR get together group), inaugurate the sequence of conferences with a primary breakfast across the tenant of Rue de Varenne.

The initiative comes because the heated debates on the finances spotlight the divisions of the “common base”, the allies of circumstance of his authorities coalition, and gas criticism towards the top of presidency. “Being on the benches of the Assembly? For what, fulminates the deputy (Renaissance) for Moselle Ludovic Mendès. We discovered the text of the budget like that, then, when we are worried, we don’t have the impression of being listened to… It’s the method that is wrong. »

This demobilization is reflected in symbolic defeats, the most visible of which was the approval on Monday, November 4, in a public session, of the revenue component of the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS), largely rewritten by the left. With in particular a victory for the elected representatives of the New Popular Front on pension reform. Rebelote Friday November 8: the National Assembly once again adopted an anthology of taxes (penalty for noisy two-wheelers, tax on share buybacks, etc.) under the leadership of the left and the National Rally and against the government opinion.

“Turn the other cheek”

“Under the guise of letting the debate take place, we are giving a formidable platform to our oppositions. Is it necessary to take a slap then turn the other cheek? », blames the deputy (Renaissance) of Oise Eric Woerth, irritated, like most of his colleagues, that the Prime Minister has not so far had recourse to article 49.3 of the Constitution (which allows the adoption of a text without a vote) to end the debates.

In Matignon, we are protesting against this trial carried out using the Barnier method, accused of not intervening sufficiently to avoid the cacophony which reigns in the National Assembly. And for not working hard enough to solidify its relative majority. His entourage retorts that the Prime Minister has attended, at least, one meeting of each “common core” group in current weeks. And he meets the presidents of the teams who assist him each week at Matignon, we insist.

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