Macron Must Cede Some Power If He Is To Save French Democracy – OpEd

By Zaid M. Belbagi*

In 1958, Charles de Gaulle heaved himself out of retirement to bring France’s fractured politics under control. With it, the French people, who overwhelmingly voted for his constitutional changes, ushered in the markedly presidential Fifth Republic.

This system, often compared to a monarchy due to the...