“There is no malice on the part of the government,” assures Minister Mathieu Lefèvre while the Assembly will not sit this weekend

The left denounces an “unacceptable” decision announced by the minister in charge of relations with Parliament on Thursday.

Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister Delegate in charge of the Ecological Transition, assures, Friday November 14 on franceinfo, that there is no “no malice” on the part of the government. He reacts to the decision not to have the National Assembly sit this weekend, contrary to what was initially planned, while the examination of the finance bill is taking place.

The minister responsible for relations with Parliament justified this choice on Thursday evening by explaining that it was necessary “take into account the fatigue that exists among MPs”. Mathieu Lefèvre assures that “constitutional deadlines will be met” emphasizing that “It is a constitutional obligation.” The National Assembly has until November 23 to decide at first reading on the finance bill, before transmitting it to the Senate. “There are still five working days left”underlines Mathieu Lefèvre.

Faced with criticism from the left, who judges this decision “unacceptable”the minister believes that there remains “plenty of time to consider all the amendments”. He calls not to “overestimate the impact of this decision on the parliamentary calendar”.

Mathieu Lefèvre praised the Sébastien Lecornu method which “is not made of malice”more “calm, reason, responsibility”. The minister finally defended an approach “unprecedented parliamentary”that consisting of “renounce a priori the use of article 49-3”. According to him, “we have perhaps trivialized the consequences of the lack of recourse a little too much” to this article,” which are nevertheless “extremely important.