See: @[email protected]Apr 25, 2022

France had the chance to have Le Pen president and Macron's congress => 5 years of oligarchs running around with their hair on fire and nothing getting done.

Instead they're gonna get Macron president and Le Pen's congress => Destructive legislation to reduce the country to a desert so that Le Pen gets 99% vote in 2027.

Nice Job.

Show threadSee: @[email protected]
Maybe I'm wrong, maybe French politics is not as cynical as American, but it's risky to expect anyone to play nice.
Apr 25, 2022 at 10:05amWeb
Show threadhacknorrisApr 25, 2022
@cjd what would you say about polish govs then?
Show threadSee: @[email protected]Apr 25, 2022
@hacknorris
Don't know the situation there very well.
Show threadhacknorrisApr 25, 2022
@cjd good for you :'D
Show threadPierreMApr 25, 2022
@hacknorris @cjd actually, international French engagement will be safe with Macron president, even with a far right congress and PM.
And some of the more radical institutionel changes will be blocked by Macron, so some damage will be contained.
Regardless, a far right congress is very unlikely to happen, given the way our General Elections are almost rigged against extrem.
Show threadSee: @[email protected]Apr 25, 2022

@PierreM @hacknorris

> General Elections are almost rigged against extrem

How does that work ?

Show threadPierreMApr 25, 2022
@cjd @hacknorris the 577 deputés are elected (almost) exactly the same way our president is, there are two turns.
Candidates who receives the majority of the ballot cast and also 25% of the registered voters are elected on the first turn.
Candidates who received more then 12.5% of the registered voter get to pass to the second turn, and second turn is as usual.
If only one candidate passes this thershold, the next better candidate is also selected to ensure a minimum of 2 candidates.
Show threadhacknorrisApr 25, 2022
@PierreM @cjd and now having some politic discussion in notifs... im unsubscribing...
Show threadPierreMApr 25, 2022
@cjd @hacknorris so yo win congress you need to win enough one unipersonal election, this really looks like the UK system. The congess is not reallyu representative (it really is'nt) but the extrem have a really hard time to get deputés.