The Republicans want to resurrect several measures rejected by the Sages. The party hopes to submit them to a shared initiative referendum (RIP) The RIP, enshrined in the Constitution since 2008, makes it possible to organize a referendum on a proposed law.

The project must bring together 20% of parliamentarians, or 185 elected officials in total, before obtaining validation from the Constitutional Council. The support of 10% of voters, an insurmountable bar? The last two RIP attempts, on pension reform, were rejected.