Debate of the day

Legislative: what power for deputies?

Audio 29:30

French legislative 2022, main facade of the National Assembly.

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By: Romain Auzouy

1 min

The questions are numerous in the aftermath of the second round of the legislative elections which offer an unprecedented National Assembly with the weakest relative majority in the history of the Fifth Republic.

Among the questions, that of the power of the deputies.

Does it come out stronger due to a broader opposition?

Or is the room for action still limited because political life is directed by the executive?

What avenues for more weight to deputies and thus try to reconnect the French with the National Assembly?

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With

:

- Matthieu Orphelin

, former MP for Maine-et-Loire and author of the book

When is Ecology Big?

(Editions rue de l'Échiquier)

- Antoine Léaument

, MP for 

NUPES

in the 10th constituency of Essonne

- Olivier Rouquan

,

 political scientist, constitutionalist, researcher at 

the Center for Studies and Research in Administrative and Political Sciences (CERSA)

and author of the book

Regenerating democracy through territories

(L'Harmattan)

.

A program prepared with the help of Arnold Asseuwa.

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