Professor Helene Landemore: “Can Macron quiet the ‘yellow vests’ protests with his ‘Great Debate’? Tune in tomorrow.”

Professor Helene landemore has an editorial opinion piece in the Washington Post entitled “Can Macron quiet the ‘yellow vests’ protests with his ‘Great Debate’? Tune in tomorrow.”

She discusses the Yellow Vest demonstrations and the French Government’s “Great National Debate”, which is less familiar.  As French President Macron explains it, the Great National Debate is intended to create a “republic of permanent deliberation”.