Deputies and senators have shown their support for Ukraine the time of a letter from Emmanuel Macron read in Parliament on Friday. A provision of the Constitution that had not been applied for twenty years.
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From the art to stage the national unity in time of war. In Parliament, elected officials had the right to return a provision of the Constitution that had not been applied for twenty years. Article 18 which allows the Head of State to send a message to the elected representatives of the nation. Last time it was Jacques Chirac who sent his words of welcome to the Assembly elected in 2002. The message of Emmanuel Macron, Friday 25 February, read simultaneously at 2:30 pm by the Presidents of the two Chambers, Richard Ferrand at the ‘National Assembly and Gérard Larcher in the Senate, exchanged by its gravity, that of “a geopolitical and historical turning point of the XXI e century”: the war led by Russia in Ukraine since February 24 .
Just ten minutes have elapsed during which all elected officials, standing in their respective hemicycle and immersed in a rare silence, found themselves in the face of the situation, serious, described by Mr. Macron. “Russia, turning his back on his commitments and at the diplomatic channel, makes the choice of destabilizing confrontation for the entire continent”, have declaimed MM. Larcher and Ferrand. Emmanuel Macron, who had already addressed the watch to the French, did not draw new perspectives. The declaration had first of all symbol. Through this message, it nevertheless announced that France would grant “additional budget assistance of 300 million euros” to the Ukrainian state while indicating to be “in contact with the Ukrainian authorities to provide them with the defensive material of which they have need. “
At the National Assembly, these words have sparked somewhat mixed reactions despite the applause in the hemicycle. Most of charges have the journey, often several hours since their constituencies, to attend this declaration of about ten minutes. The elected representatives of the majority, galvanized by the scarcity and solemnity of the initiative, had come into numbers. “We may have led to be mobilized later around this situation, then more than ever this address in Parliament was essential,” says Anne Genet, spokesman for the Republic. “In these important moments in history, the role of Parliament must be particularly respected, which is the case,” abounds the Vice-President of the National Assembly, Sylvain Waserman (Modem, Bas-Rhin). In his message to the elected officials, Emmanuel Macron wanted to conclude on these words: “I know that beyond the differences that oppose you legitimately and that guarantee the vitality of our democracy, the Parliament will respond in the unity around the principles fundamentals registered in our Constitution: sovereignty, freedom and respect for international law. “
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