Macron picks close ally as nominee to head Constitutional Council

Le Parisien

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Emmanuel Macron proposed on Monday the candidacy of one of his relatives, Richard Ferrand, to replace Laurent Fabius at the head of the institution. A choice contested by his opponents.

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The former president of the National Assembly is the candidate of the Elysée for the presidency of the Constitutional Council. This faithful head of state had gone out through a mouse hole in the case of the Mutuelles of Brittany.

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As expected, Emmanuel Macron has proposed to appoint Richard Ferrand as President of the Constitutional Council, reports Le Parisien. The former President of the National Assembly therefore presents himself to take over from Laurent Fabius, who is due to leave his office next March after nine years of office.The idea of introducing Richard Ferrand to the presidency of the Constitutional Council has been emerging in the head of the President of t…

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The list communicated on Monday is unsurprising. The candidate of the Elysée for the presidency of the institution of the rue de Montpensier crystallises the criticisms. These three names must now be validated by Parliament.

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The former President of the National Assembly, very close to the Head of State, was proposed on Monday at the head of this essential body of the Fifth Republic, responsible for monitoring the constitutionality of laws. Its arrival still needs to be approved by the parliamentarians of the law commissions.

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The three names were suggested by Emmanuel Macron and the two presidents of the parliamentary chambers. The candidates will be heard on 19 February by the committees of the laws of the Senate and the National Assembly.