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Macron's call to 'cut off' social media during riots sparks backlash in France (www.france24.com)
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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Vote of misconfidence only gets rid of the government (PM and the other ministers), the president stays in place. Macron already theatened the parliament of dissolution (meaning everyone goes home and we do a parliament election) in case of succesful vite of misconfidence. It doesn't make it impossible but it makes it less likely.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Sounds pretty authoritarian if you ask me

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yep. Our current constitution was designed by De Gaulle, who was military and not too big on parliament power. From the official presidential website "Élysée" (name of the palace where presidential powet resides in France) : While it is based on the Constitution of 1946, the 1958 Constitution is different, as its purpose was to strengthen executive power and stabilize the government, making it more difficult for the Assembly to overthrow.

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