How Emmanuel Macron’s Quest for Efficiency Undermines French Democracy

<p>Emmanuel Macron presented his program for the next presidential election on Thursday, March 17. He plans to relaunch his major reform of the institutions to make them work more efficiently and reaffirmed his desire to have a “strong executive power”, that is, a President who is not encumbe...

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Main Author: Elie Tassel-Maurizi
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description <p>Emmanuel Macron presented his program for the next presidential election on Thursday, March 17. He plans to relaunch his major reform of the institutions to make them work more efficiently and reaffirmed his desire to have a “strong executive power”, that is, a President who is not encumbered by too many counterweights. This concern for efficiency is a clear sign of impatience with the democratic process. By letting the executive power decide alone, the whole balance of powers could be affected.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-a65ae7d8ed574d3786cdcf3bc5f9308a2022-12-22T01:55:14ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044How Emmanuel Macron’s Quest for Efficiency Undermines French DemocracyElie Tassel-Maurizi<p>Emmanuel Macron presented his program for the next presidential election on Thursday, March 17. He plans to relaunch his major reform of the institutions to make them work more efficiently and reaffirmed his desire to have a “strong executive power”, that is, a President who is not encumbered by too many counterweights. This concern for efficiency is a clear sign of impatience with the democratic process. By letting the executive power decide alone, the whole balance of powers could be affected.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/how-emmanuel-macrons-quest-for-efficiency-undermines-french-democracy/Checks and Balances, efficiency, Emmanuel Macron, France, French Constitutional Council, separation of powers
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title How Emmanuel Macron’s Quest for Efficiency Undermines French Democracy
title_full How Emmanuel Macron’s Quest for Efficiency Undermines French Democracy
title_fullStr How Emmanuel Macron’s Quest for Efficiency Undermines French Democracy
title_full_unstemmed How Emmanuel Macron’s Quest for Efficiency Undermines French Democracy
title_short How Emmanuel Macron’s Quest for Efficiency Undermines French Democracy
title_sort how emmanuel macron s quest for efficiency undermines french democracy
topic Checks and Balances, efficiency, Emmanuel Macron, France, French Constitutional Council, separation of powers
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