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There's loads of issues with Macron, but I don't see how he's responsible for any of the above
The president doesn't legislate, and he doesn't command the police, he's the executive head of state.
In case you have missed it macron is the president of france since 2017
I wasn't claiming that he hasn't been the president of France; I did, in fact, notice.
I said that's not what the president of France does.
It's like getting mad at the King of England for Canadian laws, that's just not his responsibility, even if he is head of state.
Yea same thing, blaming the president of france for his government policies is like getting mad at the king of england for canadian laws...
They're both the respective heads of state, and they're both not members of the legislative branches.
So yeah, in this context they are effectively the same.
You're not getting it. Macron does in fact control the legislation.
Sure it's not what the president is supposed to do, there's a prime minister and speaker for that to decide what laws will be voted on in what calendar. Except when Macron forces his pick on both (and straight up ignores when a new national vote says the left wing opposition gets to name the prime minister), forces the voting calendar, forces passing his laws by skipping a vote he knows will fail, etc.
The 5th French Republic has laws like this that give the president some exceptional powers to get over the head of the parliament. And Macron uses those exceptional powers all the time.
So yes, Macron does do all the things you say the president doesn't do. And that's why people are mad at him.