It's true, as the author of this article suggests, that it...

It's true, as the author of this article suggests, that it smacks of the same desperation as the Estates-General in 1789, but I doubt if it will turn outthe same way.
https://freewestmedia.com/2019/03/13/zero-interest-in-macrons-great-national-debate/

Because nobody seems to be much interested. Maybe they smell a Great Exercise in Distraction.