Macronian Technocracy Poses a Grave Threat to Western Democratic Institutions
davidthunder.substack.com
President Emmanuel Macron has invoked Article 49.3 of the French Constitution in order to push through his pension reform bill without putting it to a vote in the National Assembly. This is the hundredth time that the French government has invoked this article since it was introduced in 1958. The tense stand-off between Macron's government and ordinary citizens is a vivid reminder of the inevitable tension between democracy - rule by the people - and technocracy - rule by the experts.
Macronian Technocracy Poses a Grave Threat to Western Democratic Institutions
Macronian Technocracy Poses a Grave Threat to…
Macronian Technocracy Poses a Grave Threat to Western Democratic Institutions
President Emmanuel Macron has invoked Article 49.3 of the French Constitution in order to push through his pension reform bill without putting it to a vote in the National Assembly. This is the hundredth time that the French government has invoked this article since it was introduced in 1958. The tense stand-off between Macron's government and ordinary citizens is a vivid reminder of the inevitable tension between democracy - rule by the people - and technocracy - rule by the experts.