"The constitutional revision that Marine Le Pen intends to implement would shift France into the camp of illiberal democracies"

The recent exchange between Richard Ferrand and Marine Le Pen highlights concerns about her potential presidency in 2027 and its implications for the rule of law in France. Le Pen's proposed constitutional revisions aim to introduce national preference in rights access and prioritize national law over EU treaties on migration, which contradict fundamental constitutional principles. Ferrand emphasized that such reforms require a specific constitutional amendment process, as outlined in Article 89, which Le Pen seeks to bypass. This debate over constitutional revision procedures dates back to the origins of the Fifth Republic, initiated by Charles de Gaulle in 1962.