European elections strongly back the Right - Several large countries remove left leaders

Always in His Presence · Jun 11, 2024

The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls

The star on a stunning electoral night was the National Rally party of Marine Le Pen. In Germany, Olaf Scholz’s governing Social Democratic party was humiliated.

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The far right’s election gains rattle EU’s traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls

BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections.

Some ballots in the vote for the European Parliament were still being counted Monday, but the outcome showed the 27-nation bloc’s parliament membership has clearly shifted to the right. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni more than doubled her party’s seats in the assembly. And despite being hounded by a scandal involving candidates, the Alternative for Germany extreme right party still rallied enough seats to sweep past the slumping Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Sensing a threat from the far right, the Christian Democrats of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had already shifted further to the right on migration and climate ahead of the elections — and were rewarded by remaining by far the biggest group in the 720-seat European Parliament and de facto brokers of the ever-expanding powers of the legislature.

Vambram · Jun 11, 2024

Leftists: Europeans' Rejection Of Globalism Threatens 'Democracy'

Voters in several European Union member states rejected leftists' globalist agenda by electing right-wing populist candidates.

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Yet when voters outwardly reject their asinine agenda and candidates at the ballot box, these “defenders of democracy” sing an entirely different tune. Such is the case following elections in Europe this past weekend when voters in several European Union (EU) member states rejected leftists’ globalist agenda by electing right-wing populist candidates to the continental body.

In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party trounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s liberal Renaissance party. According to Reuters, National Rally won 31.4 percent of the vote, which is more than double the 14.6 percent Renaissance received. Le Pen, who previously ran against Macron in France’s 2017 and 2022 presidential elections, espoused hopes that the results will “put an end to this painful epoch of globalism.”

Macron announced in the aftermath of his party’s defeat that he is calling for snap elections for the nation’s legislative National Assembly, which will reportedly occur on June 30 and July 7. The move is seen as a major gamble that could affect the French right’s future electoral prospects.

But Macron is hardly the only globalist to suffer defeat at the ballot box this past weekend. In Germany, left-wing Chancellor Olaf Scholz‘s Social Democrats finished in an abysmal third place behind several right-wing parties. Preliminary results reported by Breitbart News show the center-right alliance of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union in Bavaria finishing first and the right-populist Alternative for Germany party coming in second.

Hazelelponi · Jun 12, 2024

I actually disagree with the label "far right" since it's being used as label to smear the people who are in favor of their nations traditional version of nation-state governance (however that looks there)

We probably need a catchy name that's more accurate.

I heard an opinion piece earlier that said the right wasn't rising globally all at the same time, but I would disagree as I believe we are.

We shouldn't discount the UK's traditionalists just because their conservative party institutes policies in a similar vein to our John McCains of the Republican party.

They are addressing that now via the Reform party, but they didn't address the issue adequately enough early enough, so for the next few years they will simply be building their own party.

In the US our elites on the Republican side are generally willing to play ball with us but for a certain percentage and are trying to understand our concerns - in the UK their elites aren't like that so they had to make a new party.

That just takes longer.

But make no mistake, this is globalists versus normal people...

driewerf · Jun 12, 2024

Hazelelponi said:
I actually disagree with the label "far right" since it's being used as label to smear the people who are in favor of their nations traditional version of nation-state governance (however that looks there)

We probably need a catchy name that's more accurate.

Cryptofascists suits them well.

BCP1928 · Jun 12, 2024

Hazelelponi said:
I actually disagree with the label "far right" since it's being used as label to smear the people who are in favor of their nations traditional version of nation-state governance (however that looks there)

We probably need a catchy name that's more accurate.

I heard an opinion piece earlier that said the right wasn't rising globally all at the same time, but I would disagree as I believe we are.

We shouldn't discount the UK's traditionalists just because their conservative party institutes policies in a similar vein to our John McCains of the Republican party.

They are addressing that now via the Reform party, but they didn't address the issue adequately enough early enough, so for the next few years they will simply be building their own party.

In the US our elites on the Republican side are generally willing to play ball with us but for a certain percentage and are trying to understand our concerns - in the UK their elites aren't like that so they had to make a new party.

That just takes longer.

But make no mistake, this is globalists versus normal people...

Or normal people versus anti-globalists.

Adventist Dissident · Jun 12, 2024

BCP1928 said:
Or normal people versus anti-globalists.

so the left is "normal" and anyone who disagrees is anti-globalist?

BCP1928 · Jun 12, 2024

Adventist Heretic said:
so the left is "normal" and anyone who disagrees is anti-globalist?

My statement is just as likely to be true as Haelponi's statement that it's normal people vs.globalists, You're the one bringing "the left" into it

iluvatar5150 · Jun 12, 2024

hislegacy said:
The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls

The star on a stunning electoral night was the National Rally party of Marine Le Pen. In Germany, Olaf Scholz’s governing Social Democratic party was humiliated.

apnews.com

The far right’s election gains rattle EU’s traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls

BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections.

Some ballots in the vote for the European Parliament were still being counted Monday, but the outcome showed the 27-nation bloc’s parliament membership has clearly shifted to the right. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni more than doubled her party’s seats in the assembly. And despite being hounded by a scandal involving candidates, the Alternative for Germany extreme right party still rallied enough seats to sweep past the slumping Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Sensing a threat from the far right, the Christian Democrats of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had already shifted further to the right on migration and climate ahead of the elections — and were rewarded by remaining by far the biggest group in the 720-seat European Parliament and de facto brokers of the ever-expanding powers of the legislature.

What leftist leaders were removed? (I'm asking for specific names, or at least titles & countries)

Adventist Dissident · Jun 12, 2024

BCP1928 said:
My statement is just as likely to be true as Haelponi's statement that it's normal people vs.globalists, You're the one bringing "the left" into it

no, your statement implied that anti-globalists are not "normal" people. only those in support of a global movement are "normal"

iluvatar5150 · Jun 12, 2024

Adventist Heretic said:
no, your statement implied that anti-globalists are not "normal" people. only those in support of a global movement are "normal"

You're missing the context of his comment.

The original claim was:

Hazelelponi said:
But make no mistake, this is globalists versus normal people...

to which @BCP1928 replied:

BCP1928 said:
Or normal people versus anti-globalists.

@BCP1928 wasn't the one originally trying to declare a certain group as "normal."

BCP1928 · Jun 12, 2024

Adventist Heretic said:
no, your statement implied that anti-globalists are not "normal" people. only those in support of a global movement are "normal"

And Hazelelponi's statement implied that normal people are not globalists. Do you see why I responded the way I did? Anyway then you can barging in with something about "the Left" which is really out of left field, so to speak.

Hazelelponi · Jun 12, 2024

BCP1928 said:
My statement is just as likely to be true as Haelponi's statement that it's normal people vs.globalists, You're the one bringing "the left" into it

I rather use the term normal people because it's the regular working classes of every country - to me regular working class folk are "normal". The plebs...

But you are correct, it could be said the other way if you think the globalist elites are the normal people, but I was using the word more in the sense of common or average.

We all have our own version of normalcy in the end. I'm just with the plebs.

iluvatar5150 · Jun 12, 2024

Hazelelponi said:
I rather use the term normal people because it's the regular working classes of every country - to me regular working class folk are "normal". The plebs...

But you are correct, it could be said the other way if you think the globalist elites are normal.

We all have our own version of normalcy. I'm just with the plebs.

What's your idea of a "globalist" and how does that not line up with "regular" folk?

Hans Blaster · Jun 12, 2024

iluvatar5150 said:
What's your idea of a "globalist" and how does that not line up with "regular" folk?

It's code for something. Maybe people who think the Earth is round?

driewerf · Jun 12, 2024

Hans Blaster said:
It's code for something. Maybe people who think the Earth is round?

Does that mean that flat earthers are normal and working class people in Hazelponi's world view?

Hans Blaster · Jun 12, 2024

driewerf said:
Does that mean that flat earthers are normal and working class people in Hazelponi's world view?

The term has gotten so widely used on the right that most have no idea of the origins in the far right. Even if I used nested parentheses.

BCP1928 · Jun 12, 2024

Hazelelponi said:
I rather use the term normal people because it's the regular working classes of every country - to me regular working class folk are "normal". The plebs...

But you are correct, it could be said the other way if you think the globalist elites are the normal people, but I was using the word more in the sense of common or average.

We all have our own version of normalcy in the end. I'm just with the plebs.

How do you know that all "normal" people are anti-globalist?

Hazelelponi · Jun 12, 2024

BCP1928 said:
How do you know that all "normal" people are anti-globalist?

All are not, but in the main it's elites versus plebians.

Generally when you slap a label on something it's because that's what it is in the main. It's like saying the U.S. was a Christian country 30 years ago.

Not every American citizen is Christian but back in the day the country was in the main, Christian.

Hans Blaster · Jun 12, 2024

Hazelelponi said:
All are not, but in the main it's elites versus plebians.

Generally when you slap a label on something it's because that's what it is in the main. It's like saying the U.S. was a Christian country 30 years ago.

It never has been. Check the Constitution.

Hazelelponi said:
Not every American citizen is Christian but back in the day the country was in the main, Christian.

FireDragon76 · Jun 12, 2024

It's not a huge gain for the far right. The most gains were in the right and center right. To put it in an American context, the European center-right is akin to the politics of Joe Biden or Obama. The Center in Europe is more like Bernie Sanders, and the European Left isn't something that can be bracketed in American politics.

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