“What would have grow to be of the Fifth Republic if Lionel Jospin had not been a candidate within the 2002 presidential election? » | EUROtoday

“If Cleopatra’s nose had been shorter, the whole face of the Earth would have changed”wrote Pascal. What would have occurred if what occurred hadn’t occurred? Everyone was undoubtedly made dizzy by imagining what their very own story might have been if, at a given second, that they had decided apart from the one that they had made. And then a parallel universe opens which has the advantage of questioning the thought of ​​a determinism of historical past, of reintroducing the query of a that means of historical past and of creating its share of likelihood choices.

An instance: what would have grow to be of the V^e Republic if Lionel Jospin had not been a candidate within the 2002 presidential election? Let’s think about!

On February 20, 2002, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin despatched, from his dwelling, a fax to Agence France-Presse as follows: “French individuals, I used to be your prime minister for nearly 5 years. From this expertise, I conclude that the federal government is, appropriately in response to the Constitution, the first actor in shifting our nation ahead. Also, I’m not a candidate for the workplace of President of the Republic and subsequently I’m not a candidate for the presidential election. »

A presidential election with out points

Obviously, this announcement is a thunderbolt within the political panorama. After three days of silence, Lionel Jospin provides three causes for his determination. The first is to have ruled for 5 years with the loyal help of a majority alliance made up of socialist, communist, radical and environmentalist deputies with out having to make use of article 49.3.

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