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Leftists beat far right in France’s snap parliamentary election
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Interesting, I don't know or understand anything about French politics. It seems troubling that far right and far left seem mainstream right now (everywhere, not just France).
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There is much relief in France by the moderate centre too. My Paris friends were happily surprised by the result.
The National Rally is the offspring of the French National Front and is not much changed. It remains the vehicle for racists, xenophobes and Neo-Nazis.
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The leftist coaltion in france is basically a huge complex of parties encompassing anything from the centre left Place Publique, the green party The Ecologists to the communist party. They aren't all far left, it's just a broad coalition that doesn't have too much in common except being left of Macrons party. Because of the french electoral system, those parties have banded together since they wouldn't stand any chance alone.
This is actually a pretty big problem now, because now those parties will have to decide on how to create their government, and will also have to work with Macrons party on any issues that need an absolute majority. Experts predict a pretty huge political chaos in the near future.
Then again, experts also prediced that the far right party would win, so what do they know?
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WATCH: Leftist Radicals Riot in France Despite Victory in Elections
Despite the far-left New Popular Front winning the second round of elections, leftist radicals still rioted in France on Sunday evening.
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Despite the far-left New Popular Front winning the second round of elections, riots broke out in France after leftist radicals had gathered in anticipation of a potential victory of Marine Le Pen’s populist National Rally.
Ahead of the second round of voting on Saturday, the government mobilised 30,000 police officers, including 5,000 in Paris, in expectation of riots from the far-left if the populist right repeated its success in the first round of the snap elections called by French President Macron.
Black bloc Antifa-style radicals were filmed setting fire to street furniture and bicycles, as well as shooting fireworks and other projectiles at police as they ran ruff shot through the French capital. Demonstrators were seen waving Palestinian and Antifa flags.
Protests and riots have also broken out in Rennes, Lyon, Marseilles and other cities across France, Le Figaro reports.
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It's france. Rioting is part of their culture.WATCH: Leftist Radicals Riot in France Despite Victory in Elections
Despite the far-left New Popular Front winning the second round of elections, leftist radicals still rioted in France on Sunday evening.
Despite the far-left New Popular Front winning the second round of elections, riots broke out in France after leftist radicals had gathered in anticipation of a potential victory of Marine Le Pen’s populist National Rally.
Ahead of the second round of voting on Saturday, the government mobilised 30,000 police officers, including 5,000 in Paris, in expectation of riots from the far-left if the populist right repeated its success in the first round of the snap elections called by French President Macron.
Black bloc Antifa-style radicals were filmed setting fire to street furniture and bicycles, as well as shooting fireworks and other projectiles at police as they ran ruff shot through the French capital. Demonstrators were seen waving Palestinian and Antifa flags.
Protests and riots have also broken out in Rennes, Lyon, Marseilles and other cities across France, Le Figaro reports.
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I hope that the populist right wing movement in Europe continues to strengthen and oppose the left wing socialism and left wing marxism in Europe.
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I read your article. How do you know they are left wing ritoters?WATCH: Leftist Radicals Riot in France Despite Victory in Elections
Despite the far-left New Popular Front winning the second round of elections, leftist radicals still rioted in France on Sunday evening.
Despite the far-left New Popular Front winning the second round of elections, riots broke out in France after leftist radicals had gathered in anticipation of a potential victory of Marine Le Pen’s populist National Rally.
Ahead of the second round of voting on Saturday, the government mobilised 30,000 police officers, including 5,000 in Paris, in expectation of riots from the far-left if the populist right repeated its success in the first round of the snap elections called by French President Macron.
Black bloc Antifa-style radicals were filmed setting fire to street furniture and bicycles, as well as shooting fireworks and other projectiles at police as they ran ruff shot through the French capital. Demonstrators were seen waving Palestinian and Antifa flags.
Protests and riots have also broken out in Rennes, Lyon, Marseilles and other cities across France, Le Figaro reports.
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Black bloc Antifa-style radicals were filmed setting fire to street furniture and bicycles, as well as shooting fireworks and other projectiles at police as they ran ruff shot through the French capital. Demonstrators were seen waving Palestinian and Antifa flags.
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Why? I think that Europeans are pretty satisfied with what you call left-wing marxism and have no plans to change it. Take Orban for example, often touted as a model of Christian Nationalist leadership. Has he relaxed Hungary's strict gun control? Eliminated universal health care? Dismantled their excellent public transportation network? Eliminated family leave and childcare benefits? Pulled out of NATO? What? What has he actually done for Hungary's conservatives?
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Silly goose! The Right have a proud and noble tradition of claiming credit for things they opposed because of their ideological views.
Republicans Are Taking Credit for Infrastructure Bill They All Voted Against
Amazing about-face from the members of Congress who tried to stop the bill in the first place
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GOP lawmaker called out after claiming credit for projects she voted against
‘The money that you talk about, the $40m that you bring back to the district – sometimes that money comes from bills that you voted against,’ reporter tells Rep Maria Elvira Salazar
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POLITICO Pro: The Republicans taking credit for federal funding they voted against
Rep. Nancy Mace celebrated a public transit project in her district that was made possible by the infrastructure law, which she called a “socialist wish list” and a “fiasco.”
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It is a shame that they rioted because they hated democratic results when it doesn't bend according to their liking. This is not the first of such "protest". We are not blind we can see who rioted the most after the first round.
It only proves one thing to me, democracy only works when it favors me mentality is rife in Europe. No longer about the people's choice. It is my choice or prepare to be intimidated because I deem you as making the "WRONG" decision. We didn't end up have the whole of France burnt because the second round seem to favor the rioters.
And they have the galls to say democracy is under attack. The only people attacking democracy are those who said they are defending it. Kinda reminiscence of a certain political movement tactic during the second reich.
"I'm doing this for YOUR own good"
Those whose properties are damaged sure is feeling the democracy working for them.
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That is a false reading of the French situation. Actually a smooth(ish) transition of power is taking place, less violently antidemocratic than the scenes we witnessed in Washington (January 6th 2021).
French politics have been vigorous since before the Revolution. This is the Fifth Republic. The real danger to democracy was from National Rally, now as always the repository for such enemies of democracy as the nationalist Front National. The danger to democracy has receded, notwithstanding the unrest on the streets in cities where National Rally has been strongest and feelings are running high.
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So you are saying the left hate the democratic results of the left winning in the election? And rioted because they won?
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Interestingly, according to the number of votes, the right-wing National Association (RN) won overwhelmingly.
Marine Le Pen's movement received over 10 million votes from citizens in the second round of the election, i.e. three million more than the second left-wing coalition, the New People's Front (NFP).
Nevertheless, the RN finished third in the number of seats, because of the majoritarian electoral system and the strategy of its opponents.
Marine Le Pen's movement received over 10 million votes from citizens in the second round of the election, i.e. three million more than the second left-wing coalition, the New People's Front (NFP).
Nevertheless, the RN finished third in the number of seats, because of the majoritarian electoral system and the strategy of its opponents.
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Why do you believe that they rioted? What groups and ideology do those rioters represent?
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Everybody loves a good riot.
The anti rioters get to say "look at those bad bad rioters!"
And the rioters have a good time.
The anti rioters get to say "look at those bad bad rioters!"
And the rioters have a good time.
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More proper nouns would make this clearer.
”They” “them” and the like (non-identifying pronouns) can lead to obfuscation and ambiguity in Emglish.
(This post conforms with Skitt’s Law)
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