Rocard

That same year the French Prime Minister Michel Rocard wrote: "It always is an extraordinary occasion to confront with the Prime Minister, especially when we agree, even when we disagree. Thank you very, very much."

Michel Rocard, a Socialist prime minister under President François Mitterrand, used it 28 times, the most to date.

Obviously, it tends to be used more frequently by governments that do not have an in-built majority in parliament, such as the socialist Michel Rocard's in the 1980s and Élisabeth Borne's today.

Former Socialist prime minister Michel Rocard resorted to the special powers it entails 28 times in the 1980s and 1990s.

Michel Rocard, a Socialist prime minister under President François Mitterrand, has used 28 times, the most to date.