DEBATE IN PARIS
Vote Sought By Premier (Rec. 8 p.m.) PARIS, November 28. The French Prime Minister (Mr Felix Gaillard) today staked the life of his three-week-old Government on a vote of confidence in its Algerian policy. Reopening the National Assembly debate on Algeria, the Prime Minister called for a vote of confidence on a supplementary bill specifying by what system elections in Algeria will be carried out. The Government’s main bill, providing for a series of local assemblies (six to eight) elected by universal suffrage, was made an issue of confidence yesterday. The National Assembly will vote on the two bills tomorrow. The Government is expected to obtain satisfactory majorities on both. Last night a surprise vote against the Government rejected the electoral law bill, but the Government restored the position this afternoon by the simple device of tabling a new bill identical with the original one except for a few verbal changes which left the original meaning unaltered. In reply to questions about the Moroccan-Tunisian offer of their good offices in settling the Algerian problem, Mr Gaillard said the two States were neither neutral nor impartial, and it was therefore impossible to accept their mediation.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19571130.2.112
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28448, 30 November 1957, Page 15
Word Count
197DEBATE IN PARIS Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28448, 30 November 1957, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in