The majority of the French believe that reforming the institutions is “a good idea, but it is not the right time to do it” and want to “adapt them without radically transforming them”, according to a survey by Odoxa for le figaro released this Sunday.
The institutional reform project is “a good idea that must be done without delay” for 29% of those surveyed, “a good idea but it is not the right time to do it” for 45% and “a bad idea” for the 25%
54% of the French also believe that French political institutions must be maintained or adapted, compared to 45% (-19 points since 2016) who want to “reform them in depth”.
The French divided in the Sixth Republic
In detail, the respondents are overwhelmingly in favor of prohibiting parliamentarians from serving three identical terms in time (81%), reducing the number of deputies by one third (78%), proportional voting for legislative elections (69%), compulsory voting (62%) and the establishment of a Supreme Court with expanded powers compared to the Constitutional Council (61%).
The establishment of a Sixth Republic is even between supporters and detractors, with 49%.
Strong attachment to local communities.
On the other hand, they are in the minority to be in favor of a single presidential term (48%), the restoration of the seven-year term (34%) or the restoration of the accumulation of mandates for parliamentarians (26%).
The establishment of the five-year period in 2002 seems “quite good” for 56% of those surveyed (two points less than in 2014), but only for 42% of supporters of LR and 47% of those of RN.
The study once again shows the strong attachment to local authorities: only 44% of those surveyed are in favor of the suppression of inter-municipalities, 31% that of regions, 23% that of departments and 20% that of municipality.
Survey carried out online on February 21 and 22 with a representative sample of the French population aged 18 and over 1005 people. Margin of error of 2.5 points.
Source: BFM TV
