• lil_tank [any, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    23 days ago

    neoliberal coup

    The fun part is that it is absolutely legal and constitutional to do so. Generally the french president is a de jure dictator and has all legal means to become a de facto one very easily. In that case, the french president is the one who decides alone who is the prime minister. The theory that he had to pick a NFP prime minister is rooted in an unofficial tradition that was upheld by his predecessors but only because they thought it was a smart move to play compromises. Macron doesn’t need any real changes to have full power, he’s simply the first one to actually abuse the full potential of the constitution