Ecologist group in Assembly weakened by two defection threats

Deputies Sabrina Sebaihi and Steevy Gustave threaten to withdraw from the ecologist and social group in the National Assembly due to disagreement over the agenda for their parliamentary day.

According to Le Figaro, deputies Sabrina Sebaihi, elected in Hauts-de-Seine, and Steevy Gustave, elected in Essonne, are voicing their dissatisfaction with the ecologist group's choices for its parliamentary initiative day scheduled for this Thursday. They criticize their colleagues for placing a bill defended by Sabrina Sebaihi in fifth position on the agenda. This text aims to protect children from ultra-processed products by banning, among other things, added sugars in infant preparations to prevent serious risks such as overweight, obesity, diabetes, and metabolic diseases, as stated in the bill's explanatory memorandum.

This scheduling diminishes the likelihood that the law will be debated or adopted during the session at the Palais Bourbon. The two lawmakers intend to signal their opposition to the Greens' decisions, thereby weakening the ecologist group in the National Assembly. The incident occurs amid internal tensions within the group over legislative priorities.

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French National Assembly with seniors protesting for pension rights, illustrating government retreat on reforms.
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Assembly suspends pension reform and protects seniors' tax benefits

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The National Assembly adopted the suspension of the pension reform until January 2028 on Wednesday, backed by the PS, ecologists, and RN. On Thursday, deputies voted against cutting the 10% tax abatement for retirees, removing other measures targeting seniors from the 2026 budget. These moves signal a government retreat amid political divisions.

Representatives from the ecologist and communist groups boycotted a January 6 meeting at Bercy on the 2026 budget, claiming no illusions about the debate's outcome. Only the socialists from the left attended, alongside Republicans and Macronists. This absence hinders the bill's adoption in the Assembly and bolsters the likelihood of using article 49.3.

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Jeanne Barseghian, Strasbourg's ecologist mayor, launches her 2026 municipal campaign on December 17 amid strong opposition. Elected in a 2020 surprise, her list secured 47 out of 65 seats, but criticisms of the record and urban works are intensifying. The election promises to be open and contested.

The social security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2026 was narrowly adopted in the French National Assembly on December 9, 2025, by just 13 votes. The vote highlighted fractures within the former majority, including abstentions from Horizons deputies and support from Renaissance and MoDem. Republicans also split, weakening their leader Bruno Retailleau's authority.

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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's administration maintains its threat to dissolve the National Assembly if censured over the Mercosur deal or 2026 budget, with snap elections prepared alongside March municipals to deter PS and LR support for opposition motions. As previously reported, Hollande and Barnier criticize the tactic; PS confirms no censure backing and eyes Monday budget talks.

On Friday, December 5, 2025, the National Assembly adopted in second reading the suspension of Élisabeth Borne's pension reform, by 162 votes for against 75. This measure, a government concession to the Socialist Party, had been reinstated by the Senate the previous week. The vote paves the way for a potential adoption of the 2026 Social Security budget, but uncertainties remain for the solemn vote on Tuesday, December 9.

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The National Assembly held an unprecedented debate on February 11 about a petition exceeding 2.1 million signatures on the Duplomb law, without achieving reconciliation on agriculture's future. President Yaël Braun-Pivet oversaw the session and promised a review of this format. Divisions remain between advocates for equal-footing production and supporters of agroecological transition.

 

 

 

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