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July 2022 French vote of no confidence
Date11 July 2022
LocationNational Assembly, France
CauseThe government's alleged lack of legitimacy after the 2022 legislative election which made it a minority government
Participants
OutcomeMotion rejected

A motion of no confidence in the French government of Élisabeth Borne was tabled by the left-wing NUPES coalition on 11 July 2022.[1][2]

The motion was rejected: it received only 146 yes votes out of the 289 needed.[2]

Background[edit]

2022 French legislative election[edit]

The presidential majority of Emmanuel Macron failed to gain an absolute majority of seats in the 2022 French legislative election on June 19. It was described as a setback for the ruling Ensemble Citoyens coalition and the government of Élisabeth Borne.[3]

According to French MP Bastien Lachaud, the no-confidence motion ″will clarify things. It concerns the method of refusing to ask for confidence. Any member of Parliament who is aware today that this is a denial of democracy can vote for this motion″.

Result[edit]

The no-confidence motion received 146 yes votes out of the 289 needed.[2]

Vote[edit]

Motion of no confidence
NUPES
Ballot → 11 July 2022
Required majority → 289 out of 577 ☒N
Yes votes
146 / 577
No votes
431 / 577
Abstentions
Absentees
Sources

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "L'Assemblée nationale, en direct: la motion de censure défendue par la Nupes recueille 146 votes et n'aboutit donc pas". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  2. ^ a b c Lepelletier, Pierre (2022-07-11). "L'Assemblée nationale rejette la motion de censure de gauche, soutenue par seulement 146 députés". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  3. ^ Hummel, Tassilo; Melander, Ingrid (2022-06-19). "French election: Macron loses absolute majority in parliament in 'democratic shock'". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-07-11.

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