is the government doomed to reform by decree?

Fewer laws, perhaps as many decrees, but above all more decrees. To reform and obtain results, the Head of State wants to move quickly. For example, this week a decree was promulgated which abolishes unemployment benefits for an employee who has abandoned his post. Others should see the light of day, such as the reuse of wastewater or the improvement of public services. Elisabeth Borne is to make announcements on Friday aimed at speeding up the issuance of identity documents.

Critics to be expected from the opposition

Some subjects remain, despite everything, excluded from the scope of a decree. “It’s practically everything that concerns our daily life, the environment, civil liberties, the status of civil servants, taxes. It’s all up to Parliament.”, explains Paul Cassia, professor of public law at the University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne. The decree is a guarantee of efficiency, no need for the agreement of the Assembly or the Senate. But by doing so, the government could again be criticized by the opposition. The Prime Minister is continuing consultations with her ministers in search of concrete reforms for the French people.