The prince Jupiter strikes one last time: at the Assembly, deputies deprived of holidays to debate the army budget.

INFO LE FIGARO – The MPs of the National Assembly’s defense committee will have to sit the week of April 20, when the plenary session is suspended. A summons that has caused discontent among a number of parliamentarians.

Deprived of holidays. This year, the MPs who sit on the commission of national defense and armed forces of the National Assembly will not be able to take advantage of the suspension of the plenary session, scheduled for the week of April 20, to rest. According to our information, they were informed this week that they will have to meet on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of April to debate in the said commission on the military programming law (LPM). A surprise summons that has angered many of them. “It’s crazy, all this because the Elysee is throwing a tantrum to have its law promulgated before July 14. Prince Jupiter strikes one last time,” grumbles a member of the common base at the Palais Bourbon.

“The parliamentary calendar is normal, but to make a government niche during the suspension… At the Senate, that would never have passed,” continues this same source, very upset. “It’s a final disregard for parliamentarians. And what’s more, there’s a political risk…”

[Context: The article discusses the discontent among members of the defense committee in the French National Assembly who have been summoned to discuss military programming during a scheduled break.] [Fact Check: The content is accurate based on the information provided in the article.]