“a pessimism has set in about the effectiveness of democracy”

Pascal Perigneau is a political scientist and one of the 5 wise men chosen last year to guarantee the independence of the great national debate launched by the Elysée. From this experience he drew a book: “The big gap. Chronicle of a fragmented democracy” (Plon). It’s sharp…. but it just resonates at the start of the year with repeated strikes and crises! In the news, with Pascal Perineau, we take stock of the standoff between power and the unions. With the question from a viewer: in her opinion, how far will all this go? When will the crisis calm down? Or are we in for months of fighting? However, in 2019 the Elysée launched a major national debate and lists of grievances to raise the feelings of the population, what remains according to Pascal Perineau who supervised many of them? He also reacts to the subject of “l’oeil du 20H” (France2) which wonders what has become of these famous notebooks of grievances? “, according to him, was this material used well? New polls have again pointed to a disconnect between power and the French population and a viewer’s question about the distrust of the French for the political class? The municipal elections are fast approaching with the feeling that the ruling LERM party must somehow find a way to exist. How does the political scientist analyze this issue?