
Democracy Denied: French Constitutional Council Reinstates Low Emission Zones
The Constitutional Council is gradually becoming a sort of third chamber overturning political compromises approved by the nation’s elected representatives.

The Constitutional Council is gradually becoming a sort of third chamber overturning political compromises approved by the nation’s elected representatives.

Pressure from environmentalists and left-wing parties outweighed warnings about the impact of upholding a ban on a pesticide that the EU still permits.