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Proportional: a voting system that does not appeal to the right

2021-01-25T19:19:30.435Z


Despite François Bayrou's efforts to convince them in recent months, The Republicans are very critical.


Skepticism and mistrust.

While the idea of ​​full proportional representation in legislative elections is once again in the debate, through François Bayrou, the right is very critical.

"Imagine getting back into an institutional crisis while managing the health crisis, that would be a major mistake!"

, judge Christian Jacob the president of LR.

In recent months, François Bayrou had nevertheless not spared his efforts to try to convince the Republicans - the most hostile to his proposal - and to try to soften the opposition.

Multiplying face-to-face meetings with elected LR officials - from Christian Jacob in mid-September to Éric Ciotti on December 15 - as with the president of the National Gathering, Marine Le Pen, on September 29, the High Commissioner for Planning had deplored

"the brutality"

of the majority ballot, in which

"neither pluralism nor fairness are respected"

.

Criticisms voiced for years.

To read also:

Jean-Louis Bourlanges: "Let us restore its legitimacy to this inestimable good, representative democracy"

Already, during the presidential election of

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Source: lefigaro

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