00:00Na tym odcinku
00:04Euronews' z fakt-checking show The Cube
00:06Europy politicians are increasingly warning
00:09of heightened Russian attacks against the bloc
00:11Russia is planning more sabotage
00:13Russian hybrid war is kinetic
00:16The dangers Russia poses are clear
00:19French President Emmanuel Macron
00:21has echoed these warnings, saying
00:23the Russian threat against France has also intensified
00:26But a slew of social media accounts have alleged
00:29that he is bigging up the threat for his own personal gain
00:32Namely, to put France at war with Russia
00:35and thereby postpone or cancel next year's presidential elections
00:39so he can continue past his two consecutive terms
00:42Now some social media accounts claim
00:45Macron will activate Article 16 of the French Constitution
00:48granting him exceptional emergency powers
00:51during a severe national crisis
00:54However, we spoke to experts who said that these theories are false
00:58Firstly, the President cannot declare war on a country
01:02according to Article 35 of the Constitution
01:05Only Parliament can authorize an armed intervention by French armed forces
01:12The government has to present that to Parliament
01:15So it's not the decision formally of the President of the Republic
01:18but that of the government
01:19Even if France is attacked
01:21postponing the elections would be difficult
01:23Again, because of the Constitution
01:26It clearly establishes a calendar
01:28A new President must be elected 35 days before
01:31or a maximum of 25 days after
01:34the mandate of the current leader ends
01:36Elections can only be postponed if a candidate dies
01:39or is incapacitated
01:41Even if Article 16 were activated
01:44the main argument behind these theories
01:46the President can only take legislative and administrative measures
01:50but not constitutional ones
01:52making it even less likely that Macron would move the elections
