[dagw]

The rest, I suppose, didn't care to show up.

I'm assuming it's largely strategic. "Everybody" wanted to pass the bill, but no one wanted it on their voting record since they knew it was controversial. So everybody got together and selected a small number of martyrs to go sully themselves while everybody else could keep their hands clean.

[cm2187]

In all fairness no one really watches voting records in France like people do in the US. Most of the time most French MP don't bother showing up, even for important votes. Particularly if they are late at night.

[ddoolin]

Why would they want it to pass? What benefit are they reaping from such a thing?

[pfortuny]

It is a law against TERROR: you cannot oppose it!

[LLWM]

Or the simpler explanation is true - most of them didn't bother to vote because they don't give a shit.

[talideon]

By dodging the vote, they effectively voted for it. Cowards.

[walterbell]

Does that make it easier to reverse later?