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Pierre-Henri Tavoillot: “We are going to rediscover the Prime Minister”

2022-06-24T04:18:55.889Z


INTERVIEW – The philosopher and essayist has been reflecting for several years on the virtues of representative democracy, and the weakness of governments. Practical work begins.


Pierre-Henri Tavoillot is the author of

How to govern a people king?

(Odile Jacob).

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Is France officially ungovernable?

It's a very Fifth Republic feeling.

We are no longer used to chambers without an absolute majority, but there are many democratic governments who would dream of a group of 245 deputies.

For example in Israel, in Italy.

This result puts the Assembly back in the center of the game, and it is a development that can be interesting.

Which takes us back to the Fourth Republic?

Macron's relative majority is far more substantial than those with which Council presidents forged short-lived governments.

It will take a lot of effort to overthrow the government appointed by the president.

Under the IVth, staying two months at Matignon was already a good result.

Is the President paying for the contempt in which he held Parliament?

He is paying the price for a heavy political mistake.

That of having announced that he was creating a National Council for Refoundation, mixing…

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Source: lefigaro

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