Considered the third chamber of the Republic, after the Assembly and the Senate, the State body established, through its president, Thierry Beaudet, a position on the prevailing situation, just four days before the appointment at the polls to elect the 577 deputies, with the second round scheduled for July 7.
In statements to the financial weekly La Tribune, the official argued that the political and democratic crisis responds to the very short time to hold the elections, in which more than 49 million people will be called to participate.
Three weeks is too little for political forces to be able to listen to the sufferings and aspirations of citizens, present a solid project and confront it with their rivals, and prepare a list of 577 candidates, he stressed.
Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called for legislative elections on June 9, following the sweeping victory that day of the far-right National Rally (RN) party in the European elections.
Beaudet agreed to address the debate that exists in France regarding the possibility of RN coming to power through an absolute majority in the lower house, which would allow him to propose a prime minister.
Historically, the extreme right has fought parliamentary democracy, promoted racism and hatred, and attacked fundamental rights and the rule of law, said the president of the EESC, a constituent entity in economic, social and cultural matters.
In his opinion, beyond the changes in the RN program compared to its predecessors, the country should not take risks.
He also said that the eventual coming to power of the extreme right could mean the disappearance of the EESC.
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