France is torn between votes and barricades. The French have been resisting change for decades.
And the pension reform, Emmanuel Macron's electoral commitment, has provoked the latest rebellion. Beyond the reform itself, the crisis raises a debate about the essence of representative democracy. The president has resisted but, on other occasions, the revolt has been imposed on the elected bodies. In recent decades, however, they have systematically risen up against.... IdeasPolitics.com. Back to Mail Online home. back to the page you came from.