Horizons candidate Édouard Philippe outlined plans to hold referendums on pensions and a budget golden rule alongside snap legislative elections if he wins the 2027 presidential race.
Édouard Philippe plans to dissolve the National Assembly and then seek an absolute majority made up of the right and center. He wants to submit directly to referendum a simplification of the pension system and the inclusion of a budget golden rule in the Constitution.
These votes could take place during the two rounds of anticipated legislative elections in June, or a few weeks later if needed. The candidate also mentioned a possible third referendum on the use of ordinances to act swiftly.
Philippe presented these ideas in a speech delivered in Reims on May 10. He stressed the need to break with public impotence if elected to the Élysée.