“The door” of the National Council for Refoundation “will remain open,” said Elisabeth Borne on Wednesday about the new body intended by Emmanuel Macron, launched on September 8, but already shunned by the opposition parties.
“It is not the parliamentary groups that are invited, but the political forces. So I hear that some do not want to participate. The door will remain open,” replied the Prime Minister, questioned at the end of the government seminar.
“The quality of the work that can be done within the framework of this CNR, the issues that will be addressed there, may convince them to join the movement,” added Elisabeth Borne.
Rejection of objections
Emmanuel Macron announced, shortly before the legislative elections, the creation of a National Council for Refoundation (CNR) that will supposedly bring together political actors, unions, associations and citizens around some important long-term reform issues.
But the opposition parties do not want to participate in the inaugural session of the Head of State scheduled for September 8 in Marcoussis (Essonne), considering it a “confusion” of roles and a circumvention of Parliament.
The president of the Senate, Gérard Larcher (LR), also expressed his refusal to the Head of State, calling on him to “respect the institutional prerogatives of all”.
“Making a Common Diagnosis”
The CNR “will bring together about fifty representatives of our society and experts to shed light on the debate”, in particular, the president of the Superior Climate Council, the first president of the Court of Auditors and the governor of the Banque de France. Elisabeth Borne said.
Its objective “is to make a common diagnosis, share the limitations, agree on the method and the schedule. It will intervene before the legislative work and later in the implementation,” he explained.
Five topics will be addressed, he listed: “full employment, school, health, good aging and ecological transition.” “Each minister in charge of these issues should continue the reflections in thematic CNRs. For each issue, the actors involved will be invited. The next CNRs in a global format will meet under my presidency.”
Elisabeth Borne did not mention the reform of the institutions, cited at the outset by Emmanuel Macron, but which will be addressed within the framework of a “cross-party commission” that the head of state also wants. She also did not mention the presence of citizens drawn, but suggested by Emmanuel Macron in June.
Source: BFM TV
