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The lecturer in law, specialist in institutions and pedagogy, has been on TV sets since the dissolution.
You didn’t understand? Too bad, don’t worry and come listen to Benjamin Morel explain what is possible or not from an institutional point of view. Since the evening of the dissolution, this lecturer in public law at the University of Paris-II has been invited everywhere. On television, on the radio, in the newspapers, he makes clear statements: “Sometimes I feel like a math teacher: no, 280 is not equal to 190 or 210.” The timbre of his voice, the rhythm of his delivery make you listen carefully. He dissects subjects that interested no one before June 9: “It’s funny, journalists have asked me things that make my students yawn. For example: “What are the members of the National Assembly’s bureau called?” He is also asked: “Should the Constitution be changed? How long can a resigning government remain in office?” Benjamin Morel does not always have the answer: “The situation is distressing, I am not happy about it, but constitutionally it is exciting because some points are new.” The publication of his book, Parliament, temple of the Republic, from 1789 to the present day, Initially scheduled for the beginning of September, it was brought forward to between the two rounds of the legislative elections.
The presence of the lawyer in the media began with
