End of life, immigration... What referendums is Emmanuel Macron considering?

During more than three hours of interview , President Emmanuel Macron was questioned successively on numerous topics. The head of state confirmed that he fully intended to consult the French people. He explained that he "is ruling nothing out" regarding a referendum. Emmanuel Macron explained that there would be "several at the same time in the coming months."

Despite promises from the president's entourage over the past week, no referendum date has been announced. Emmanuel Macron has rejected the possibility of a referendum on immigration, which is outside the constitutional framework, despite repeated demands from the right and the far right. There is also no referendum on territorial organization.

There will be no referendum on pensions, as demanded by the unions and the left. The head of state responded "no" to the request by CGT Secretary General Sophie Binet to organize a referendum on the repeal of the pension reform, which had given rise to a very large street mobilization in 2023 before being implemented without a parliamentary vote, by Article 49.3 of the Constitution, by former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.

On the other hand, Emmanuel Macron is leaving himself the possibility of questioning the French people on the highly sensitive subject of end-of-life, but only if the text, which is currently being debated in the National Assembly, fails to find a majority. "If at the end of the first reading we see a form of stagnation, I think that the referendum could be a way to break the deadlock," he said on TF1.

Other concrete issues that could be the subject of a consultation with the French public include banning social media for children under 15 and school schedules. He is also open to a referendum on the country's finances, as mentioned in recent days by François Bayrou, provided it is based on economic reform.