Editorial: Le Monde

• The draft law on social security funding was approved by a fragmented Assembly, an unprecedented situation.
• Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, reached an agreement with the socialists in a negotiation considered 'loyal' by both parties.
• The vote is also a victory for the first secretary of the socialist party (PS), Olivier Faure.
• The text of the law does not satisfy everyone, each group that contributed to its adoption has highlighted concessions won.
• Failure of the draft law would have sent a negative signal about the capacity of Parliament to form majorities and, in the long term, about its usefulness.
• The text still has to pass the Senate and be voted again in the Assembly.

Conclusion: This is the first step of a multipartite negotiation in which everyone made concessions, and although the result is not satisfactory for everyone, it represents a victory for representative democracy, avoiding political crisis and uncertainty.

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