The validation law is rejected and goes to a joint joint committee – Liberation

Is this the end of the endless A69 saga? Inspiring of the motion of rejection adopted against the DUPLumb law – which made it possible to oust 3,500 amendments and weeks of debate – The fervent defenders of the A69 have just voted the motion of rejection symbolically deposited by rebellious France. In an unusual but calculated gesture, the central block, the right and the extreme right joined the voices of the left to reject the text. From now on, The so -called « validation » bill of the highway Between Toulouse and Castres, which was to be examined this Monday, June 2 in the parliamentary niche of macronist deputies together for the Republic goes directly to a joint joint committee, where the text is almost certain to be adopted.

By this vote, parliamentarians thus come to act in force denounced from all sides. After their victory without difficulty in the Senatethey are close to definitively legalizing the environmental authorizations of the 53 km bitumen ribbon, Yet canceled on February 27 by the Toulouse administrative court. Clearly, the « imperative reason for major public interest » of the project, rejected by justice for lack of serious motivation, will be recognized by law. It is still necessary that this law, which blurs the separation of powers, passes the stage of the Constitutional Council.

On the benches on the left, it is amazement. A few hours earlier, the Haute-Garonne environmental member Christine Arright could not resolve such a scenario: « I doubt that Jean Terlier (The law rapporteur, editor’s note) go so far as to vote the rejection motion of rebellious France. ” Before doubting: « Although with them, anything is possible. » And they did it. For the elected representative, this is the ultimate proof that the central right-right block wishes « Deprive citizens of debate and even the right to speak ».

A bitter failure for opponents. The decision of the administrative court of appeal from Toulouse, Wednesday, May 28, authorizing the resumption of work, had already particularly shaken the climate activists And the elected officials opposed to the 53 km site to connect Toulouse to Castres. But the threat that the project is definitively ratified has, it seems, rekindled the flame of their mobilization. This morning, the National Trees Surveillance Group has invested The plane trees facing the lower roombefore descending calmly in the afternoon, in agreement with the police.