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Consider me old-fashioned, but I prefer that legislation only pass if parliament approves it. This is an antidemocratic element of the French constitution.
by DiogenesKynikos 3y ago
Consider me old-fashioned, but I prefer that legislation only pass if parliament approves it. This is an antidemocratic element of the French constitution.
- sofixa 3y agoIt is antidemocratic, but it's entirely on purpose after the highly unstable Third and Fourth Republics. Therefore it was decided that it's better to have a strong president with limited powers to override democracy, over chaos, instability and lack of progress (if you have a new government every 6 months because majorities are thin and depend on multi-sided compromises that often fall apart, nothing serious can get done)
- DiogenesKynikos 3y agoAnd now the president is using that antidemocratic element of the constitution - added as the result of a military coup - to force through a highly unpopular (a large majority of the population opposes it, which is why parliament won't pass it), highly impactful pension reform.