If she is elected president, she promises to shake up the institutions. This Tuesday, during a press conference, Marine Le Pen, qualified in the second round of the presidential election, expressed her desire to introduce proportional representation for “two thirds” of French deputies and to make possible the organization of referendums by popular initiative.
For the far-right candidate, who deplores the lack of seats for the National Rally in Parliament (only “eight parliamentarians out of 925”), electing deputies proportionally would allow “representation of the sensitivities that are expressed in the country”.
The proportional ballot in the legislative elections would be restricted to “at least two thirds” of the deputies, and the last third would retain a “majority bonus”, to avoid any parliamentary instability, she developed, adding that she would like to establish a seven-year term not renewable.
Towards a revision of the Constitution
Citing the example of many European countries, such as “Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal”, Marine Le Pen estimated that proportional representation remains a means for the government to obtain “an electoral base and therefore indisputable legitimacy”.
“It pacifies the political expression that can take place in an institutional setting within the Assembly, rather than anarchic and uncontrolled in the street,” she continued.
Emmanuel Macron’s rival also promised the establishment of “citizen or popular initiative referendums”, with the agreement of 500,000 citizens, who could touch “all subjects”, provided they respect the Constitution. .
To do this, “the Constitution will be revised” to allow these referendums. The texts voted by referendum will be protected. “A text adopted by referendum cannot be modified or repealed otherwise,” she said.