PARIS, April 4 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced a series of measures on Wednesday to reform the country's institutions in a bid to "contribute to a deep renovation of political and parliamentary life."
"Today, we want to bring a new ambition, which partly requires a revision of our fundamental law whose overall philosophy will be preserved," Philippe said.
"It is a question of returning to the sources of the Fifth Republic...in which the government rules and parliament legislates and controls," he added.
In line with French President Emmanuel Macron's campaign promises, Philippe said the government wants to cut the number of lawmakers in the 577-seat National Assembly and scrap a special judicial court that judges ministers.
He said 15 percent of members of parliament would be elected via a proportional representation voting system in the 2022 legislative elections.
In addition to the government's proposals, other proposals are for the French island of Corisca, which has repeatedly called for better local powers, to be mentioned in the French supreme law, as well as the fight against climate change.
A recent Odoxa poll showed 82 percent of French people backed the constitutional reform that, according to the ruling centrists, would help modernize the democratic life and make parliamentary work more efficient.
