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I - A FRANCE THAT IS FREE<br />
TO RESTORE TO FRANCE ITS SOVEREIGNTY<br />
TO MOVE TOWARDS A EUROPE OF INDEPENDENT NATIONS,<br />
SERVING THEIR PEOPLES<br />
1 To rega<strong>in</strong> our freedom and control over our own dest<strong>in</strong>y by restor<strong>in</strong>g sovereignty<br />
to the French people (monetary, legislative, territorial and economic sovereignty). To<br />
achieve this, negotiations will be entered <strong>in</strong>to with our European partners, followed by<br />
a referendum on whether we should rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the European Union. The aim is to arrive<br />
at a European project that respects French <strong>in</strong>dependence, national sovereignties and<br />
which serves the <strong>in</strong>terests of the different people.<br />
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: TO GIVE THE PEOPLE A VOICE AGAIN<br />
AND ESTABLISH A DEMOCRACY OF PROXIMITY<br />
2 To organise a referendum with a view to revis<strong>in</strong>g the Constitution and mak<strong>in</strong>g any<br />
future revisions of the Constitution subject to a referendum. To widen the scope of<br />
Article 11 of the Constitution.<br />
3 To enable all French people to be represented by apply<strong>in</strong>g proportional<br />
representation to all elections. For the National Assembly, the proportional system<br />
will <strong>in</strong>clude a w<strong>in</strong>ner’s bonus of 30% of the seats allocated to the w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g list and a<br />
threshold of 5% of the vote to obta<strong>in</strong> the first seat.<br />
4 To reduce the number of Members of Parliament to 300 (from 577 today) and the<br />
number of Senators to 200 (from 348 today).<br />
5 To create a genu<strong>in</strong>e system of popular referendums, whereby a petition signed by<br />
at least 500,000 voters will be sufficient to force a vote.<br />
6 To endorse only three levels of adm<strong>in</strong>istration (<strong>in</strong>stead of six currently):<br />
municipalities, departments and the State. This reform will provide:<br />
• simplification (elim<strong>in</strong>ation of duplication and a clear division of competencies);<br />
• proximity (by giv<strong>in</strong>g more weight to elected officers known by the people, such as Mayors);<br />
• sav<strong>in</strong>gs (<strong>in</strong> particular on elected officers’ allowances and the expenses to run their<br />
offices, etc).<br />
These measures will rapidly reduce local taxes.<br />
To enhance the role and status of the Mayors of small and medium-sized municipalities.