The French government, led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, faces mounting political pressure after Green Party lawmakers tabled a no-confidence motion on Thursday over its handling of the severe heatwave that struck the country in late June. This comes as France braces for a potential third heatwave next week, amid lingering concerns over its health and humanitarian toll.
Opposition files no-confidence motion
A spokesperson for the Green Party in the French National Assembly (parliament) told Reuters that the no-confidence motion is scheduled for debate on July 6. The motion is backed by 32 lawmakers from the Green Party, 25 from the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, and one from the Socialist Party.
Despite this, the chances of the motion passing appear slim due to a lack of sufficient parliamentary support to topple the minority government.
Why the chances of toppling the government are weak
The National Rally (RN) announced it will not support the no-confidence motion. Furthermore, the Socialist Party has not backed any of the no-confidence attempts targeting Sébastien Lecornu’s government since he took office last year, significantly reducing the initiative’s chances of success in parliament.
In contrast, the government defended its performance during the crisis. Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon stated on Wednesday: ‘There is a government managing the crisis, and there are political forces exacerbating the crisis by submitting this motion.
France still reeling from ongoing heatwave
The French meteorological service (Météo-France) reported that temperatures continue to hover around 30°C across most of the country, despite retreating from the record levels recorded in recent days, with forecasts indicating they will rise again at the beginning of next week.
In the same context, the National Public Health Agency announced on Sunday that France has recorded at least 1,000 excess deaths since the start of the heatwave that swept Europe on June 20, emphasizing that the actual figure could be higher.
Criticism of authorities over death toll
Cyrielle Chatelain, leader of the Green Party in the National Assembly, held the government partly responsible for the heatwave-related deaths during a parliamentary question time session on Tuesday.
Some of the party’s lawmakers also suggested that the death toll could have reached 10,000 people—an estimate that Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu fiercely rejected, describing those statements as a ‘scandal’ and ‘insulting.’
These developments come at a time when the French government faces a new political test alongside the ongoing repercussions of the heatwave, while parliament awaits the debate session on the no-confidence motion amid expectations that it will fail to secure the majority required to topple the government.
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