PACTE · the plan
12 months of debate. 1 referendum. Written directly into the Constitution.
One reform debated each month for a year, to prepare its options. Then a single multiple-choice referendum: the people settle each question, and the result goes directly into the Constitution — the people's choice applies exactly as voted.
1Presidential election. The signatory candidate is elected on the commitment: they bind themselves to hold the referendum one year later.
212 months of public debate, one reform per month. Each debate produces concrete options, already drafted as constitutional articles — simple checkboxes for voting day.
3A single referendum, on a Sunday, 12 months to the day after the presidential election. The result — principle AND specifics — is written directly into the Constitution. The people's choice applies exactly as voted.
The 12-month timeline
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🗳️ referendum
One reform debated per month (the RIC first, given the longest exposure) → at the end of the 12 months, the single referendum.
Year of debate 12 reforms, one per month — each month prepares the options you'll check off at the referendum
★ The RIC — citizens' initiative referendum
→ 4 optionsThe cornerstone, debated first: given the longest exposure.
The measure that changes everything: once the RIC is in place, the people will be able to add, amend, repeal, revise — indefinitely. The only non-negotiable point: no restriction on subject or scope (laws, officials, treaties, the Constitution). Everything else (threshold, frequency, organization) is decided at the referendum.
See the details and debate the options →
🗳️During these first weeks, the legislative elections take place on their normal date, under the old rules — one last time. No impact on the plan: everything ends up written into the Constitution by the referendum anyway, which then takes precedence. The new rules will apply to every election that follows and to every official still in office.
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The referendum — one single vote, clear choices
On a Sunday, one year to the day after the presidential election, everyone votes. For each reform, the ballot lists the options debated throughout the year: just check the box for the one you prefer. The result goes directly into the Constitution — so it is the French people's choice that applies, exactly as voted.
And then · forever The people decide
From then on, citizens are the ones who change the rules
Once the RIC is adopted, the people can add, amend, repeal, revise — indefinitely, through the referendum sessions (twice a year). The PACTE is not a finish line: it is the starting point of a democracy where the people decide.
The logic, in one sentence: for twelve months, one reform is debated each month and its options are prepared. Then, on a single day, a single multiple-choice referendum: the people settle each question. The result — principle AND specifics — is written directly into the Constitution: the people's choice applies exactly as voted. From then on, the RIC lets the people keep adjusting the rules, indefinitely.
Legal consistency. The entire outcome of the referendum — principles and chosen specifics — goes directly into the Constitution, not into organic laws voted by Parliament (which would reopen the door to workarounds: vague wording, unworkable thresholds, endless postponement). All that is left to the institutions is the practical implementation, with no political leeway. The legislative elections that follow the presidential election are held one last time under the old rules: since nothing in the plan depends on that Assembly, the referendum's outcome applies regardless of it; the new rules govern every election that follows and every official still in office. The order of the months is indicative and adjustable.