July 2022 French vote of no confidence explained

Date:11 July 2022
Place:National Assembly, France
Cause:The government's alleged lack of legitimacy after the 2022 legislative election which made it a minority government
Outcome:Motion 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.

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.

Vote

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

See also

Notes and References

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