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With France facing seemingly intractable political deadlock and President Macron cycling through prime ministers at an unprecedented rate, has the French Fifth Republic reached its natural end? And is it time for the country to build a new Sixth Republic?
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Background on the Fourth and Fifth Republics:
tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09639480802413322
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2024/08/24/france-sets-its-new-record-for-longest-period-under-caretaker-government_6721025_8.html
https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/constitution-of-4-october-1958Â
France’s current crisis:
economist.com/europe/2025/10/06/frances-fifth-republic-is-in-unprecedented-turmoil
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-08/end-to-france-s-fifth-republic-edges-closer-on-macron-s-budget-woes?srnd=phx-economics-v2
independent.co.uk/voices/macron-sebastien-lecornu-prime-minister-resignation-france-crisis-b2840020.htmlÂ
verfassungsblog.de/the-fifth-republic-under-strain
nytimes.com/2025/10/07/world/europe/france-government-turmoil-sebastien-lecornu.htmlÂ
Sixth Republic debates:
theconversation.com/quel-serait-le-bon-moment-pour-changer-de-constitution-246083
theconversation.com/debat-sortir-de-la-v-republique-une-fausse-bonne-idee-175162Â
Ipsos polling:
ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2025-04/ipsos-journee-livre-politique-2025-rapport-complet.pdfÂ
ipsos.com/fr-fr/les-francais-attaches-aux-institutions-et-la-constitution-de-la-ve-republique-mais-en-quete-de-changements
Go to hensonshaving.com/TLDR and enter "TLDR" at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase.
With France facing seemingly intractable political deadlock and President Macron cycling through prime ministers at an unprecedented rate, has the French Fifth Republic reached its natural end? And is it time for the country to build a new Sixth Republic?
📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/
💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA
Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
//////////////////////
Background on the Fourth and Fifth Republics:
tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09639480802413322
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2024/08/24/france-sets-its-new-record-for-longest-period-under-caretaker-government_6721025_8.html
https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/constitution-of-4-october-1958Â
France’s current crisis:
economist.com/europe/2025/10/06/frances-fifth-republic-is-in-unprecedented-turmoil
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-08/end-to-france-s-fifth-republic-edges-closer-on-macron-s-budget-woes?srnd=phx-economics-v2
independent.co.uk/voices/macron-sebastien-lecornu-prime-minister-resignation-france-crisis-b2840020.htmlÂ
verfassungsblog.de/the-fifth-republic-under-strain
nytimes.com/2025/10/07/world/europe/france-government-turmoil-sebastien-lecornu.htmlÂ
Sixth Republic debates:
theconversation.com/quel-serait-le-bon-moment-pour-changer-de-constitution-246083
theconversation.com/debat-sortir-de-la-v-republique-une-fausse-bonne-idee-175162Â
Ipsos polling:
ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2025-04/ipsos-journee-livre-politique-2025-rapport-complet.pdfÂ
ipsos.com/fr-fr/les-francais-attaches-aux-institutions-et-la-constitution-de-la-ve-republique-mais-en-quete-de-changements
