This substantial democracy, Edgar Morin conceives it as an architecture organizing the conflict of opinion, not by seeking to stifle it but by taming it. #Démocratie #ÉtatDeDroit #LibertéDExpression (translated)
This paradox was theorized by Fareed Zakaria as early as 1997, in a famous article in the journal Foreign Affairs. #Démocratie #ÉtatDeDroit #LibertéDExpression (translated)
This concept of illiberal democracy will be claimed by Orbán in 2014 to characterize his own political project. #Démocratie #ÉtatDeDroit #LibertéDExpression (translated)
Over the past ten years, the law has been marginalized. #Démocratie #ÉtatDeDroit #LibertéDExpression (translated)
The generation of Julia de Hemptinne, a law student, is at a turning point where they can reinvent democracy amid increasing autocratization and the challenges of a democratic rule of law. #Démocratie #ÉtatDeDroit #LibertéDExpression (translated)
Marine Tondelier wrote that, the day before and the day before that, Macron, Nuñez, and Lecornu had attributed the rioters to the far-left. She indicated that at 8:05 a.m., the prosecutor of Paris had said she could not confirm this affiliation, before Gérald Darmanin revisited the hypothesis at 8:40 a.m. Tondelier condemned the tendency of some political leaders to make categorical statements without evidence, believing that it was a democratic issue. #France #Politique #Démocratie (translated)
Impact reported that Jean-Luc Mélenchon contested live on television the comments made by Sébastien Lecornu regarding the violence that occurred during the mobilization on October 17. Mélenchon accused the government of being solely responsible and called on Emmanuel Macron to respond to social anger and the demands of young people. He rejected the idea of having to choose between looters and police, believing that the conflict was rather between a youth facing a deep crisis and a government that, according to him, allowed the situation to deteriorate before resorting to blind violence. He compared the methods used to those observed during the Yellow Vests movement and the repression in the Antilles. Mélenchon also argued that maintaining order required a professional technique rather than resorting to brutality. He cited May 1968, stating that a month of violence and car and business fires had resulted in no deaths, and referred to the republican morals of the police union leaders of the time. He concluded that the government was responsible for the disorder and that democracy should allow for managing social tensions through debate and the maintenance of tranquility. #Mélanchon #Gouvernement #Violences (translated)
Renaud Pila wrote that the coming weeks and months put French democracy and its foundations at stake. He warned that if the state could no longer ensure republican order, the temptation of self-defense could arise, followed by that of an authoritarian regime. #Démocratie #République #Politique (translated)
In return, the leader of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, denounced "a deep crisis of trust and authority that poses a threat to democracy," while the leader of the France Unbowed party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, accused the head of state of playing the "waiting game." #Macron #Manifestations #Violences (translated)
In return, the leader of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, denounced "a deep crisis of confidence and authority, which poses a threat to democracy," while the leader of the rebellious faction, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, accused the head of state of playing the "deterioration." #Macron #Manifestations #Violences (translated)
The approval ratings for Macron have never been this low. His electoral power rests on a very narrow base of wealthy French people and university-educated individuals from the upper middle class. He lost the parliamentary elections two years ago, but due to the way French democracy works, a president can simply remain in power, even if a majority of left- and right-wing French people reject his policies. The political support for Macron has only become narrower in recent years – and the sense of powerlessness among the French has grown even greater, notes French economist Bruno Amable, author of the book L’Illusion du bloc bourgeois (2017). #Frankrijk #protesten #geweld (translated)
The author estimated that Washington and Moscow were conducting a joint propaganda against the social movement in France, targeting immigration and Muslims. He presented Trump and Putin as the two adversaries of the democratic ideals of equality. https://t.co/iylyqxLnKr #Démocratie #Immigration #Propagande #US #RU #FR (translated)
Borrowing from presidential codes in a video in front of a French flag, the candidate of the far-right party Marine Le Pen depicted a "deep crisis of trust, authority," "a threat to democracy," and an "exhausted Macronist power." #Macron #Manifestations #Politique (translated)
The authority of the state has been challenged. In a video posted the day after the riots that took place in several French cities during the protests against the high cost of living, Marine Le Pen condemned a "deep crisis" that poses a "threat to democracy." #MarineLePen #Violences #Démocratie (translated)
The order no longer exists today in France. A little earlier, the president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, stated during a press briefing that "the order no longer exists today in France." #MarineLePen #Violences #Démocratie (translated)
Marine Le Pen denounced a deep crisis of trust and authority as a threat to democracy, following the violence that occurred during the demonstrations on October 17, while criticizing the government of Emmanuel Macron and calling for calm and republican dignity. #MarineLePen #Violences #Démocratie (translated)
Édouard Philippe, candidate Horizons for the presidential election, participated in the Grand Oral 2027, where he addressed issues of democracy, security, and purchasing power, while proposing a reflection on the political future of the country. #ÉdouardPhilippe #Présidentielle2027 #Horizons (translated)
Antoine Léaument thanked Jean-Luc Mélenchon for reminding that democracy also involved accepting defeat. He stated that Emmanuel Macron lost the 2024 elections and has refused the result of the ballot boxes, attributing to him total historical responsibility. #Démocratie #Élections2024 #Politique (translated)
In his commentary, Hans Nijenhuis argues for distinguishing between decent demonstrators and rioters, warning that excessive repression against all demonstrators actually strengthens the extremists and undermines democracy. #demonstratie #rellen #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting (translated)
Édouard Philippe, Horizons candidate for the presidential election, declares that democracy is in danger during his speech at the Grand Oral 2027, while emphasizing the need to think about the responses to be provided in the face of the mobilizations and violence observed on October 17. #Démocratie #ÉdouardPhilippe #Présidentielle2027 (translated)
