In the spotlight: France holds its breath at the time of the first round of the presidential election

In the spotlight France holds its breath at the time

An election ” high risk “, warns “the front page” of the weekly The Obs. ” Will voters play the democratic game or abstain massively, which could change the situation and weaken the foundation of the next president, wonders this magazine. How far will the push from the far right go? “, he wonders again. And The Obs is not even sure that this election brings ” to see more clearly in a landscape in full decomposition “. Beginning of response tonight.

For France, however, the challenges to be met in the years to come are “ considerable “, highlighted Le Figaro Magazine. Only here, regrets this weekly, “ in the absence of a real campaign before the first round and if the fortnight between the two rounds does not allow for a clear debate, the (or the) future tenant of the Elysée may have the greatest difficulty in having his projects and reforms accepted », warns The Fig Mag.

A presidential election heavy with political uncertainties, therefore, at a time when, in Europe, others are trying to survive under the bombs:

What to annoy The Express. What saddens this weekly? Nothing less than those disillusioned Frenchmen The Express holds for… privileged. ” Despite the Ukrainian tragedy, our country has obviously not realized the privilege of being able to vote (…) The vast majority of French people are attached to democracy, but many say they are frustrated by its lack of efficiency, heartbroken The Express. However, if this system has limits, it is also the only one capable of correcting its errors and regenerating itself. To ponder for those who are reluctant to vote on April 10 “. Here we are.

Unhappy, the French of 2022? Certainly, since 1 in 3 would intend to shun the ballot box, sighs this weekly. We know the refrain of the democratic fatigue that would have taken hold of our regimes. But what do we say (Ukrainians) who resist the Russian bombs week after week? That democracy must win », hammers The Express.

The killing at Kramatorsk station? Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called it ” crime against humanity » ; President Macron of war crime “. Incriminations that fall within the scope of justice. However, against Russia, the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction:

Being reminded that, like China and the United States, Russia has not ratified the Treaty of Rome establishing the ICC, the weekly Point points out that ” access to the field for international investigators is the central element of this type of procedure. The resources of the ICC are limited “.

Emeritus Professor of Public International Law, Serge Sur, in this magazine, compares the ICC to ” a visible but impotent organization. She pretends to act but does not act, because she does not have the means “. Especially, explains this specialist, that ” the crime of genocide is even more difficult to establish. To prove the existence of a generalized and systematic attack on the civilian population, it is necessary to trace the chain of responsibilities, to the political level. “. Make no mistake, adds Serge Sur in Point the proofs that orders were given in high places to commit massacres, you will not have them. Or else in thirty years, when the archives will have been opened “, he predicts.

always in PointJulian Fernandez, professor at the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, specialist in international criminal law, admits that ” without the cooperation of states, the ICC is naked. However, it is difficult to see which country would be ready to launch its special forces to seize the accused, especially if they are in Russia “, adds Julian Fernandez. A true mission impossible…

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