A fine connoisseur of French political history, Jean-Louis Bourlanges explains the concrete modalities of his proposal.
Above all, the intellectual explains its meaning: to put an end to the imbalance between an all-powerful president and an Assembly reduced to the role of recording chamber.
The discredit cast on the representative principle for the benefit of attempts at direct democracy is one of the causes of French paralysis, according to him.
LE FIGARO.
- The executive seems to be moving towards an abandonment of proportionality, arguing the lack of time linked to the health emergency.
Isn't it indeed impractical to claim to reform the voting system by 2022?
Jean-Louis BOURLANGES.
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"Is it so early too late?",
As Montherlant would say.
I do not think so, but there is no more time to waste to materialize the commitment made by the President of the Republic during his electoral campaign to introduce a substantial dose of proportional representation in the legislative voting system.
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