Hollande and Sarkozy will work on a reform of institutions

Vwill come, will not come? Emmanuel Macron is currently hesitating to respond favorably to the invitation of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. On October 5, this institution is bringing together within the walls of the Institut de France a symposium which will, it is true, address a highly sensitive question: should we reform our political institutions? And, if so, in what sense?

To deal with the subject, Xavier Darcos, Chancellor of the Institute, Rémi Brague, President of the Academy and Jean-Robert Pitte, its permanent secretary have invited several leading political figures. Starting with Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande who will each speak for half an hour before and after lunch. In addition to these two ex-presidents, former ministers Pierre Mazeaud, Jean-François Copé, friends also of former deputy Jean-Louis Bourlanges, are expected.

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The exchanges will leave the greatest place to the academics present: professors in public law (Anne Levade, Alain Laquieze), in constitutional law (Olivier Beaud, Anne-Marie Le Pourhiet, Bertrand Mathieu, Didier Maus, Dominique Rousseau), in philosophy (Pierre -Henri Tavoillot) and in political science (Loïc Blondiaux, Dominique Schnapper). But Bruno Cotte, Pierre Delvolvé, Renaud Denoix de Saint Marc, Alain Duhamel, Jean-Claude Casanova, Yves Gaudemet, Michel Pébereau, Éric Roussel and Bernard Stirn will also participate in their capacity as members of the institute.

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