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01:00The president cannot declare war on a country, according to Article 35 of the Constitution.
01:05Only parliament can authorise an armed intervention by French armed forces.
01:12The government has to present that to parliament.
01:16So it's not the decision formally of the president of the republic, but that of the government.
01:19Even if France is attacked, postponing the elections would be difficult, again because of the constitution.
01:26It clearly establishes a calendar.
01:28A new president must be elected 35 days before or a maximum of 25 days after the mandate of the
01:35current leader ends.
01:36Elections can only be postponed if a candidate dies or is incapacitated.
01:40Even if Article 16 were activated, the main argument behind these theories,
01:46the president can only take legislative and administrative measures, but not constitutional ones,
01:52making it even less likely that Macron would move the elections.
