French President Emmanuel Macron says he will not remain in politics after leaving the Élysée Palace in 2027, once his maximum two terms are over.
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will not remain in politics after leaving the Élysée Palace in 2027, once his maximum two terms are over.
I think they all become de facto members of the conseil constitutionnel and then never actually do anything with it. Which I think would be weird anyway since that would allow them to influence laws after their term.
That’s the point, they have no incentive to abuse it - also it’s mostly an advisory position, saying “nope, this law you’re trying to pass is unconstitutional, this line can’t stay”. They don’t actually do anything themselves, and I’ve never heard of a case of someone trying to bribe them to reject something.
Clearly since Chirac and Sarkozy didn’t seem to find any way to abuse it, I assume the system is working