À Nous La Démocratie!
À Nous La Démocratie! is a French citizen movement founded in 2016 by eight citizens who wanted to fundamentally transform how the French political system functions. Non-partisan and citizen-led, it advocates for institutional reforms to shift political power toward citizens.
Their core proposals include the RIC (Référendum d'Initiative Citoyenne — Citizen Initiative Referendum), which would allow citizens to trigger binding referendums; sortition for certain legislative roles; non-accumulation of elected terms; and strengthened accountability mechanisms. The movement federates other French initiatives working toward similar goals.
The movement organises regular local assemblies and public events across France and has remained active through to at least 2025.
Links
- Website: anouslademocratie.fr
See also
History
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2016-11-03
Founded by a core group of eight citizens
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Emmanuel est sociologue de formation, il enseigne les sciences économiques et sociales en classes préparatoires et faisait partie du noyau de huit personnes qui ont donné naissance au mouvement au crépuscule de l’année 2016.
An interview with founding member Emmanuel Martin describes the movement emerging at the end of 2016 from a core group of eight people; the national RNA association registry records the movement's creation on 3 November 2016.
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2019-05-31
Published its platform for the 2020 municipal elections
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À nous la démocratie! se donne pour unique mission de démocratiser les institutions et les pratiques pour les mettre en accord avec les attentes actuelles de nos concitoyennes et concitoyens.
The movement published its proposals for the 2020 French municipal elections, including a citizens' assembly chosen by lot, local citizen-initiative referendums and stronger neighbourhood councils.
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