Debate around the reform of French institutions

The editorialist François Ernenwein makes a contribution to the debate on the reform of French institutions relaunched on Sunday, March 18th, by Ségolène Royal, the Socialist candidate for the presidential election who has pronounced herself in favour of a 6th Republic. "There is no doubt that institutional practice has been modified over time by keeping presidents repudiated in ballot boxes in power, by the acceptance of cohabitation, confusion regarding the roles of President of the Republic and Prime Minister and the diminution of Parliament. But this crisis is not yet institutional. It is moral. Doubt among the French is not the fruit of badly adapted constitutionals texts, but bad habits where left and right have shared responsibilities. Rather, therefore, than changing Republics, we would do better to first revise customary practice. It goes without saying that a new structure will then be necessary. But first things first."

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