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Un amendement communiste voté par les sénateurs

[ 15/12/09 ]

Le Sénat a adopté hier à la surprise générale un amendement communiste supprimant l'article unique du projet de loi sur le redécoupage électoral pour les législatives à partir de 2012, le gouvernement annonçant aussitôt une seconde délibération sur ce texte, initiative récusée par l'opposition. L'amendement a été adopté par 167 voix contre 156. Le résultat du vote n' été annoncé qu'a l'issue d'une suspension de séance de trente minutes. Le sénateur centriste Nicolas About a invoqué une « erreur humaine » de son groupe pour expliquer ce résultat. Le gouvernement, par la voix d'Alain Marleix (Collectivités locales), a annoncé dans la foulée qu'il voulait un second vote. L'opposition a alors crié au passage en force. La gauche a menacé de quitter l'hémicycle si le gouvernement et la majorité maintenaient leur demande d'un nouveau vote. Le projet de loi, déjà adopté à l'Assemblée fin octobre, vise à ratifier l'ordonnance présentée par le gouvernement et qui modifie, à partir de 2012, les circonscriptions législatives actuelles.

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