Current Affairs 2022 French presidential election

[Spadge Vernacular]

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen forced to defend Putin links

Presidential candidate criticised over campaign leaflet featuring her with Russian leader

www.theguardian.com

Forbidden love: Vladimir Putin and the French far right

In the first of a three-part series, Bishara examines Le Pen’s rise in the polls despite her love for Putin.

www.aljazeera.com

Marine Le Pen: ‘Putin could become ally to France again’

The far-right presidential candidate said that the ‘great power’ could be an ally ‘against Islamic fundamentalism’

www.connexionfrance.com

 

[spectateur]

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen forced to defend Putin links

Presidential candidate criticised over campaign leaflet featuring her with Russian leader

www.theguardian.com

Forbidden love: Vladimir Putin and the French far right

In the first of a three-part series, Bishara examines Le Pen’s rise in the polls despite her love for Putin.

www.aljazeera.com

Marine Le Pen: ‘Putin could become ally to France again’

The far-right presidential candidate said that the ‘great power’ could be an ally ‘against Islamic fundamentalism’

www.connexionfrance.com

A lot is being made of this by foreign media.
It needs to be taken in context.

 

[Yarrgh]

A lot is being made of this by foreign media.
It needs to be taken in context.

The context being?

 

[spectateur]

The context being?

These are older reports.
Le Pen has made clear her current opinion of Putaine.

 

[Yarrgh]

These are older reports.
Le Pen has made clear her current opinion of Putaine.

Association with Putin has tarnished many a person after the Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Putin, his regime and anyone still enabling him after the invasion will not escape censure.

I would not consider myself a Le Pennite but she has made the wise choice by distancing herself from anything to do with Putin.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

These are older reports.
Le Pen has made clear her current opinion of Putaine.

By that measure we might put the Tories in the same boat.

 

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[spectateur]

The big question is where will the Pecresse and the Melenchon votes go in the 2nd round, particularly the latter.

 

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[spectateur]

It shows the direction the British media and public look.
Just 7 pages on this thread mainly from half a dozen contributors.
5 threads on US matters, hundreds of pages. ?

 

[JimmyJeffers]

It shows the direction the British media and public look.
Just 7 pages on this thread mainly from half a dozen contributors.
5 threads on US matters, hundreds of pages. ?

I think there’s quite a few other mitigating factors for that including the amount of US posters on here and how insane the US elections was but it does have some truth to it.
Its looking like another election between a far right loon and an uninspiring centre right candidate who will win by default. Worrying times.

 

[BigMick]

It shows the direction the British media and public look.
Just 7 pages on this thread mainly from half a dozen contributors.
5 threads on US matters, hundreds of pages. ?

Apathy not just in the UK, according to reports:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...d-see-historically-low-turn-out-pollsters-say

Voter turnout predicted to be around 25%, which seems incredibly low for a presidential election. Is this normal for France?

 

[spectateur]

Apathy not just in the UK, according to reports:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...d-see-historically-low-turn-out-pollsters-say

Voter turnout predicted to be around 25%, which seems incredibly low for a presidential election. Is this normal for France?

Certainly not.
Turnout in 2017 for instance was 78.7% first round and 74.6% for the second round.
So, 20 to 25 % abstention may be the norm.
Abstension not turnout.

 

[spectateur]

I think there’s quite a few other mitigating factors for that including the amount of US posters on here and how insane the US elections was but it does have some truth to it.
Its looking like another election between a far right loon and an uninspiring centre right candidate who will win by default. Worrying times.

Media seem obsessed by the 3 I of the so called far right.Islam, immigration. Intégration.
The people are far more concerned by the erosion of public services and the soaring cost of living. Macron is no centrist he's a right wing free market capitalist following financial policies similar to the UK.
These are not popular but moderates are nervous of the racist implications of the Zemmour le pen type suggestions

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Media seem obsessed by the 3 I of the so called far right.
The people are far more concerned by the erosion of public services and the soaring cost of living. Macron is no centrist he's a right wing free market capitalist following financial policies similar to the UK.
These are not popular but moderates are nervous of the racist implications of the Zemmour le pen type suggestions

See this kind of choice in so many places. It’s just putting a sticking plaster on the right wing racists instead of tackling root causes.
I really fear for global future