French scientist: French democracy is in crisis/Warning about the possibility of revolution

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, “Helen Landmore”, a political science scientist, in a conversation with the newspaper “Noye Zoudihe Saitong”, saw the French democracy in crisis and announced that without amending the constitution, a revolution would soon occur in this country.

Noye Zoudihe Saitong wrote: In the winter of 2018, the yellow vest movement in France demonstrated for months against the increase in gasoline prices. In the spring, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against pension reform. Protests in France have a tradition. But they are getting longer, louder and more violent.

Helen Landmore, who grew up in France today at the American Yale University, talks about different forms of democracy, among others. researches According to him, the French system has a fundamental problem, which is that the president is too powerful. The presence of France in Europe told the country of protests and its reasons: In France, the government is traditionally considered the enemy of the people. Even after the revolution, the country maintained its royal features. For example, the presidency has a lot of power. The French have a powerful president and few opportunities to speak. So they come to the streets against the government. France may be a democracy, but its political culture is immature.

He added: France became a democracy with revolutions and violent uprisings. A political culture was formed in which the president is some kind of savior or hero figure. This was especially true of former President Charles de Gaulle. The 1958 constitution was designed with characters like him in mind.

This political science scientist said: The protests show that the French are not apathetic. But they are desperate and the street is the only way out. Instead of voting, people protest more by increasing the level of violence.

He added: France needs a constitutional change so that citizens can have more opinions and take more responsibility. For example, through citizens’ initiatives and referendums. This is the only way the political culture can change.

According to him, the referendum in France is initiated by the president. It is also optional and limited to specific topics. It is not suitable as a democratic tool in this form.

Helen Landmore in another part of this conversation, emphasizing that the political system in France suffers from a lack of mutual trust. Bird also said: the attitude of Macron, the current president of France, shows distrust and condescension. He believes that the population is too immature to make decisions about issues like immigration. This issue was already present in the major national debates that Macron launched in 2019 after the yellow vest protests. He specified four issues on which citizens are allowed to submit proposals. Migration was not one of them.

He said in another part of this interview: The violent protests of the yellow vests have intimidated Macron. With the debates, he showed a willingness to compromise, and at the same time, he gradually deviated from the core of the problems. I still hope we can institutionalize the meetings. Polls show that the majority of French people support it.

In another part of this conversation, he talked about the danger of revolution in France if the constitution is not revised. He said and stated that such a revolution could be similar to the protests of the yellow vests, and of course more violent.

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