France: Parliament approves appointment of Richard Ferrand as head of the Constitutional Council

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The National Rally allowed Richard Ferrand to be appointed head of the Constitutional Council by having his deputies abstain. Denying the existence of any secret agreement ensuring that Marine Le Pen could run for the next presidential election, the party has to face criticisms that point to its complacency with the macroist power.

Le Monde

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The former President of the National Assembly was confirmed by one vote, as the deputies of the National Assembly did not take part in the vote. The left denounced a "deal". Judge Laurence Vichnievsky and Senator Philippe Bas, more consensual, also made their entry into the institution.

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It took 59 votes "against" to prevent Richard Ferrand from taking up the presidency of the Constitutional Council. The candidate nominated by Emmanuel Macron received... 58. If the parliamentarians of the National Assembly and the Senate mostly rejected the candidacy of the former president of the lower house (only 39 votes "for"), the bar of the 3/5th, required by the Constitution, was not crossed. Richard Ferrand can blow. Here he is, the expe…

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DECRYPTAGE - A 2021 report from the Law Committee of the National Assembly notes that the amount of compensation received by the Wise is "justified" but that it has "no legal or transparent basis".

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Thanks to his abstention, Marine Le Pen's party has paved the way for an appointment of Emmanuel Macron's close friend to the Constitutional Council. Not without calculation...

France Info

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Richard Ferrand saw his appointment fairly validated thanks to the abstention of the far right MPs. Without any evidence, some parliamentarians saw it as an alliance to help Marine Le Pen in a few weeks.