On Wednesday, November 20, the workplace of the National Assembly recorded the creation of a France-Palestine friendship group. The intention of friendship teams is to take part within the improvement of parliamentary diplomacy by creating hyperlinks with overseas parliaments. The creation of the France-Palestine group was rejected for the primary time this yr by the workplace, on May 15, underneath the XVIe legislature, when the presidential coalition was nonetheless within the majority on this highest collegial physique of the Assembly. Divided on the topic, the supporters of the no of the presidential coalition have been capable of rely on the help of the elected representatives of the Republicans and the National Rally (RN) in an in depth vote (11 in opposition to, 8 for). After the dissolution, the New Popular Front (NFP) turned the bulk within the workplace following its unbelievable election on July 19.
Leaving the Hemicycle, round 4:30 a.m., within the early morning of July 20, the left-wing deputies, first stunned by their sudden success, already had in thoughts that this majority within the workplace would permit them to create this friendship group , a primarily symbolic act. Because there already existed a global examine group (GEVI) dedicated to Palestine, with prerogatives much like these of a friendship group. But this designation distinguishes international locations or territories which, on paper, don’t meet the standards for a friendship group: having a useful parliament, being acknowledged by France and being a member of the United Nations. Renaissance cited compliance with these guidelines to justify voting in opposition to its creation. Criteria which haven’t prevented the Senate from having a France-Palestine group since 1995.
Long negotiations
The alternative of presidency of the France-Palestine group will now be significantly scrutinized, with the totally different teams within the Assembly sharing out the presidency of those teams. The MoDem deputy for Loiret Richard Ramos, already president of the earlier GEVI, assures that his group will demand this presidency. La France insoumise doesn’t wish to reveal its sport earlier than the primary collective negotiation assembly on Monday, however may apply. Another scorching level in these negotiations: the France-Israel group. Renaissance, and the outgoing president of the friendship group, Mathieu Lefèvre (Val-de-Marne), is as soon as once more demanding his presidency, however the RN will even be within the working. The NFP teams, who’ve already agreed prematurely to not step on one another’s toes, determined to not declare the pinnacle.
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