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First defeat in French parliament for Macron's government
Times of Malta ^ | July 13 | AFP

Posted on 07/14/2022 4:23:47 AM PDT by RandFan

France's government has suffered its first defeat in parliament after President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party lost its majority in elections last month.

The National Assembly rejected a proposal on Tuesday night to give the government powers to demand travellers show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test when entering France.

The defeat by 219 votes to 195 saw all the major opposition parties - the far-right National Rally (RN), the hard-left LFI, and rightwing Republicans (LR) - unite against the minority government.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofmalta.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: france; macron
His first defeat and it was over a Vax mandate...

How sweet is that?

1 posted on 07/14/2022 4:23:47 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Not sweet at all.

France’s Deep State threw them a bone.


2 posted on 07/14/2022 4:27:46 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: RandFan
Meanwhile...

France will require Ph.D.s to take a research ethics oath Most see it as a symbolic gesture, but some hope it could help bring real change

3 posted on 07/14/2022 4:30:26 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mewzilla
And then there's this...

EDF shares surge as France ‘prepares for €8bn nationalisation’ French government plans to buy remaining 16% of energy giant to keep bills down could cost up to €10bn

4 posted on 07/14/2022 4:41:15 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: RandFan

Too bad it doesn’t trigger an Election ,LOL


5 posted on 07/14/2022 6:45:52 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: RandFan

“France’s government”

France has a weird hybrid of Westminster and White House.
Under current election results, not really sure who or what “France’s government” is.


6 posted on 07/14/2022 6:48:29 AM PDT by Jim Noble (I’ve stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains)
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