In the lead-up to France‘s historic parliamentary election, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on Thursday posed the question of who would take over the military if her party won the two-round vote.
Social scientists are attempting to interpret how Prez Macron and a PM who opposes the majority of his policies may promote power if Le Pen’s National Rally wins majority in the National Assembly. Macron’s three-year term as president is up for grabs.
Le Pen has repeatedly said that Jordan Bardella, her mentor, did lead France’s future state if their group win. She suggested in an interview that Bardella, 28, may even take over at least some judgments on France’s army and its armed forces. It is an honorary title for the leader to serve as the commander in chief of the armed forces because it is the prime minister who truly pulls the triggers, she said.
According to the French Constitution,” the President of the Republic is the mind of the military makes.” However, the law also states that” the PM is responsible for national army”. According to legal experts, the precise function of the PM in foreign policy and defense may be influenced. Historian Jean Garrigues said” the president is the head of armed forces, ( but ) it’s the PM who has the armed forces at his disposal”. In training, he said this means that “if the president decided to send troops on the ground to Ukraine, the PM would be able to stop this decision”.
