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Editorial: Le Monde

Une motion de censure de principe
Oct. 9, 2024

  • The first motion of censure against Michel Barnier's government was filed by the left.
  • The members of the New Popular Front (NFP) expressed their distrust of the prime minister appointed by Emmanuel Macron.
  • Olivier Faure of the Socialist Party accused the government of 'electoral hold-up' and 'illiberalism'.
  • The censure motion also sought to position the left as the only opposition to Barnier.
  • With 197 votes, the motion of censure demonstrated the unity of the left but also its inability to expand.

Conclusion: In this unprecedented political scenario, the left is struggling to define its strategy amid a climate of distrust towards the government and its inability to form a sufficient majority to govern.