French politics at a crossroads. France has been moving into uncharted territory since the announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly on June 9. The Fifth Republic is once again being put to the test. It has, however, experienced dissolutions since its creation in 1958 by General de Gaulle. Six dissolutions in 66 years.
But this time, since the result of July 7, the vote has given birth to an unprecedented configuration for the Fifth Republic. Three blocs. None of them has an absolute majority. An unstable cocktail in which no obvious solution emerges to govern the country. An X-ray of a regime deprived of a majority, anatomy of a system that is perhaps out of breath, and which perhaps also provides an opportunity for a democratic renewal. Can the Fifth Republic survive?
With :
– Yves Sintomerprofessor of political science at theParis-VIII University
– Bruno Cautrèspolitical scientist, researcher at CEVIPOF (Center for the Study of French Political Life), teacher at Political science
– Michael Koskaslecturer in public law at theParis Nanterre University