In Snap Election, French Left Forms Alliance To Counter Far Right and Neoliberals
In Snap Election, French Left Forms Alliance To Counter Far Right and Neoliberals
Leaders of the new alliance vowed to "extinguish the flame" of Marine Le Pen's far-right party and make a "total break" from President Emmanuel Macron's anti-worker policies.
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which was basically macron's hope when he gambled the election; he knew the french right underperformed in actual elections while the left coalesces.
If that was his 5D chess masterplan, why is he currently in panic mode, calling the coalition "unnatural", painting it far-left, and calling for a fight against "all extremes"?
Likelier he expected the RN to take it, after which they would have 3 years to show their colors, making them less likely to win the 2027 presidential elections. It was a stupid risky move.
Just out of curiosity, is it commonly thought outside of France that Macron is anywhere close to left-wing ?
He's been campaigning for a week on a plateforme that's basically just "The left is just as bad as the far right", several of his ministers have clearly stated that they would vote blank in case of a duel between the left and the far-right in the runoffs, and he's repeatedly called the left a "danger for democracy"
American. He's neoliberal and right wing.
he's centre left, i'd say... but the left has a lot of the same problems as the right, too, in that they both oppose the eu
he’s centre left
He's corporate. Socially liberal on paper, but fully owned and operated by French monied interests.
the left has a lot of the same problems as the right
Sure. They keep cutting into Macron's electoral margins, like a bunch of assholes.
Idk if he was really willing to bet his job like that. Looking increasingly likely he will lose, whether to the left or the right