The Majority Leader
Pages 33 to 42
Cite this article
- BENETTI, Julie,
- Benetti, Julie.
- Benetti, J.
https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.146.0033
Cite this article
- Benetti, J.
- Benetti, Julie.
- BENETTI, Julie,
https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.146.0033
In Parliament, the majority identifies with the leader of its group. He personifies the group, he represents it as well as leads it. That is why the 23 July 2008 constitutional revision could have brought about a new conception for the role of the majority leader, the renovation of the role of the majority being embodied in its president. But this reform transformed neither the role of the majority leader nor the function of the parliamentary majority itself. As the guarantor of the unity and discipline of his group, the majority leader is above all else a figure of authority and command.