Macron’s Republic on the Move last week lost its parliamentary majority after 17 MPs defected. — Reuters pic
Macron’s Republic on the Move last week lost its parliamentary majority after 17 MPs defected, although officials insisted the party will have no problem pushing through legislation.thThey said the new faction—while remaining loyal to the LREM—would be “agile” and in a position to shake things up after the coronavirus passes.The party enjoyed a wide majority, with 314 MPs, following 2017 parliamentary elections in the wake of Macron’s rise to power.
The head of the new faction, Olivier Becht, insisted that the new formation was not in opposition and would “support the action of the president” and be a “third pillar of the majority” alongside LREM and MoDem. However another source said that Prime Minister Edouard Philippe had criticised the move at an online meeting with LREM MPs.
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