Current Affairs 2022 French presidential election

[gonetomorrow]

Good old France. Lots of lefties. Not like us.
Xenophobes and cynical, lazy sods driving cars that look like big black boats. That's our lot.

 

[tsubaki]

This is probably the best possible thing that could have happened for Macron, provided he ditches all the crazy centrist nonsense and adopts only those measures he can pass with NUPES and his bloc.

 

[tsubaki]

First results from the second round:

Macron’s centrist grouping loses absolute majority in parliament

Gains by new French left alliance and historic surge by far right cast uncertainty over Macron’s second term

www.theguardian.com

oh dear

 

[spectateur]

First results from the second round:

Macron’s centrist grouping loses absolute majority in parliament

Gains by new French left alliance and historic surge by far right cast uncertainty over Macron’s second term

www.theguardian.com

oh dear

Hopefully not all bad news. At least the outcome could put a brake on the far right economic policies of the so called centrists.

 

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[spectateur]

First results from the second round:

Macron’s centrist grouping loses absolute majority in parliament

Gains by new French left alliance and historic surge by far right cast uncertainty over Macron’s second term

www.theguardian.com

oh dear

I think that it's more worrying that there was a >50%abstention.
Low turnouts traditionally favour the more extremist vote
However it is a sure sign that the electorate have become bored with or lost trust in the centre mainstream parties.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

 

[spectateur]

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I'm surprised.
I expected les républicains to form some form of alliance,providing a right wing voice to the centrists.
Alors,on verra.

 

[spectateur]

Mods, perhaps we could change the heading of this thread to "French Politics".

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Mods, perhaps we could change the heading of this thread to "French Politics".

yes, I tried but can't change it

 

[Lobster Johnson]

Good old France. Lots of lefties. Not like us.
Xenophobes and cynical, lazy sods driving cars that look like big black boats. That's our lot.

You may want to take a closer look at France.

 

[peteblue]

Macron, le canard boiteux ……

 

[spectateur]

Macron, le canard boiteux ……

So it would appear for the time being.
The electorate have finally realised what his so called centrist economic policies are all about.

 

[ParisToffee]

Is going to make things super interesting here now as everything that was predicted, maybe 90% hasn't happened, so now Macron has to find allies from the left and right which in turn, those people know their voters are going to turn on them ? The NUPES "Alliance" already turning on Melanchon as he was talking of them assimilating into his party but the communists and greens want to stay as they are and insisted Melanchon is not their leader ? Cope insisting other night that the Republicans joined in "alliance" been told to shut it and the party is rebuilding itself and only normal minded party so better in opposition to ideas their against ?
Macron needs to adapt and play nice with others now as french sick of him going on about the world's issues and not being in France dealing with the normal French people issues

 

[spectateur]

Macron the Uber mole and enabler 2016.
On reflection hardly surprising from Son of Thatcher.