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French Government Schedules Extraordinary Parliamentary Sessions for July and September

Faced with complaints over stalled bills, ministers plan to push an audiovisual public media merger in July followed by a review of proportional representation in September

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A l'Assemblée nationale, le 5 juin 2025.
La ministre de la Culture Rachida Dati le 6 juin 2025 à Paris - Le gouvernement annonce une session extraordinaire du Parlement du 1er au 11 juillet, lors de laquelle sera notamment programmé l'examen de la réforme de l'audiovisuel public

Overview

  • An extraordinary session will run July 1–11 to help clear a legislative backlog that has stalled key reforms
  • Lawmakers are set to examine a long-delayed overhaul of public audiovisual media, including a unified governance for Radio France and France Télévisions
  • The July agenda also features a bill to streamline detention of foreigners convicted of serious crimes and a proposal to establish a statute for local elected officials
  • A second extraordinary session from September 22–30 may introduce debate on adopting proportional representation for legislative elections
  • The sessions were convened after National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet highlighted procedural congestion and will require a presidential decree to take effect