July 2022 French vote of no confidence

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]

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

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

Background

2022 French legislative election

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

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

Vote
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

References
  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. 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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