The politics of constitutional change in the face
of the reconfiguration of the party system
of the Fifth French Republic: initiatives to democratize
political life during Emmanuel Macron’s presidency
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Współczesnych Systemów Politycznych i Partyjnych Instytutu Nauk Politycznych i Stosunków
Międzynarodowych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie
Publication date: 2025-06-04
Studia Politologiczne 2025;76
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the paper is to discuss some initiatives of constitutional changes
submitted after Emmanuel Macron came to power. They were presented both by the
presidential camp and by the opposition. The current proposals of constitutional changes
are accompanied by the long-term crisis of the two parties dominating until 2017: the
neo-Gaullists and Socialists. Instead, a strong centre party emerged, and formations
of the radical right and left gained in importance. The common feature of the abovementioned
initiatives is the emphasis on the democratization of the political life. The
implementation of some of them could contribute to undermining the foundations of the
current system, including those reaching the layer of the so-called constitutional axiology.
On the other hand, it can be argued that the current shape of the party system at the
parliamentary level becomes, in connection with the mode of amending the Constitution
of the Fifth Republic, a serious barrier to the effective modifications of this legal act.
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