Fabien Roussel, the national secretary of the PCF, and deputy RN Jean-Philippe Tanguy denounced, on Tuesday, the refusal of the executive to accept the amendments of oppositions on the bill purchasing power.
Le Monde with AFP
The showdown between the presidential majority and the oppositions may last. The National Secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF), Fabien Roussel, and the deputy for the National Rally (RN) Jean-Philippe Tanguy denounced, Tuesday, July 19, the government’s refusal to accept for the time being the amendments of oppositions, While he had, however, promised compromise on the “package” purchasing power.
“The government has not accepted any amendment from all oppositions, so you imagine the anger that can hug us. We want to move forward, we want to dialogue. Okay for the compromise, agree to find Solutions, but yesterday [Monday], nothing, we had no amendments, “deplored Fabien Roussel on France 2.
“The French must know it: the Prime Minister made a speech by citing the word” compromise “in all sauces, there is, today, nothing, no amendment of accepted by the Government, and we regret it, “added the North MP.
“myself, I defended what is called a withdrawal amendment, at least that these premiums can contribute for retirement, social security, but refusal, refusal, refusal”, -It regretted, without specifying the position on the vote of the law of the Communists, which must be decided Tuesday morning during a meeting of the left Democratic and Republican group (GDR).
“common sense”
After four thirty of exchanges in the afternoon, then in the night, the deputies did not overcome article 1 er of the first bill , which provides for the continuation of the “Macron premium”, an exceptional exemption premium and desocialized for employees.
“The government, for the moment, has not retained any amendment of any opposition force, including the most moderate forces, even centrists, they do not even accept amendments to people Who however supported them for the presidential election, “criticized the deputy for the national rally Jean-Philippe Tanguy.
“For example, yesterday, we talked for a moment of an amendment for the Macron bonus to be a little overvalued in the overseas territories, according to the cost of real living, in each of the territories. Even An amendment as obvious, of common sense, which was proposed by the socialists, they did not want to support him. We, we voted because it was a good idea, “argued the deputy for the Somme.
“If the measures are good, we will vote them. If we can improve the measures, we will do everything to improve them,” said former deputy director of the presidential campaign of Marine Le Pen.