Working with the enemy: French President Macron heads towards possible 'cohabitation' • FRANCE 24

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@PariaSansPortefeuille

C'est car il est une fasciste lui même!

#EmmanuelLePen 🤮

t transl. bad french: it's because he's a fascist himself.

I didn't have a translator for this, so I gather that little pillock is trying to get all 'matey' with les fachos before the second round. Am I correct?

@MusiqueNow

I think he's probly trying a lot of things because he set the house on fire.

I think there's a faction of la Macronie which really draws an equal sign b/w LFI & RN and another faction which thinks handing over the house keys to the fafs is going too far. We saw that play out with Ensemble's désistements.

This NYT piece quotes a "source" saying Manu went for dissolution b/c he thought if he waited longer, the RN would capture the Assembly ¯\_(ツ)_/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/world/europe/france-elections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4k0.vpNN.9bImgr2BQuZ4&smid=url-share

France’s Far Right Scores Big in First Round of Elections, Polling Suggests

A surprise decision by President Emmanuel Macron to hold a snap election appears to have backfired badly, giving the National Rally a decisive victory.

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@PariaSansPortefeuille

We fucking need a 6th Republique !

@MusiqueNow

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And that's always been core to LFI's program btw.

great vid from the March 18th march for the 6e République in 2017. You can watch this w/ English subtitles btw via the parametres (gear) icon. Click the captioning icon to on, then go to parametres icon to the right of it and select engl ST.

https://youtu.be/JeXZwEIxMus

Mitterrand may not have been right about everything, but he's been totally vindicated in calling the 5e République « le coup d'état permanent »

DÉFILÉ POUR LA 6E RÉPUBLIQUE LE 18 MARS 2017

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@PariaSansPortefeuille

Lovely vid. Merci.

Do you think the desire for a 6th Republique has grown or waned through the years ?

@MusiqueNow

yes it's a beautiful, poignant vid which showcases the talents of France's greatest living political orator.

Good q about how opinion is tracking on the 6e République. Is it something IFOP tracks over time? I'm not sure. In 2018, a year after LFI had made it a focus of their campaign in the présidentielles, a majority were for it v. https://www.sudouest.fr/politique/emmanuel-macron/reforme-des-institutions-une-majorite-des-francais-favorables-a-une-vie-republique-2950901.php

Now some ppl think Manu may have brought the 5e République to an end (without meaning to, bien entendu...)

Réforme des institutions : une majorité des Français favorables à une VIe République

Les Français souhaitent majoritairement un rééquilibrage entre exécutif et législatif : pour 58% des sondés, Macron fait une utilisation excessive de ses pouvoirs présidentiels.

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@PariaSansPortefeuille

i do, however, hv to say this @ the risk of gasps 😱 from every1, but I do think sadly many voters r visual.

Its a good idea pour la gauche to incorporate a bit o Eddie Bernays thinking & play on instincts.

Les fachos have #MarineMacron & her political boytoy #JojoWaxWork.

Les gauche can capture attention of less criticalthinking voters by having a leftwing #TimothéeChalamet 💜 🔥 or #PenelopeCruz 🔥 level of hottie standing with #JeanLucMélenchon as a political protegé.

The difference would obviously be that not only would that person be une gauchiste, but also someone who's actually WORKED a day in their fucking lives, is highly intelligent (either through uni or because they are autodidactic), have great oratory skills (EX: Malcolm X, Jean Luc Mélenchon, Clare Daly, Stokely Carmichael/KwaneTouré, Stephen Flynn, etc), have a background in activism (#BlackLivesMatterFrance, leftist #GiletsJaunes, helping migrants in Calais, having a background in #antifascist  work, etc.) in a word, a proven track record of helping improve this fucked up blue marble 🌍 we all live on).

For many voters, they unfortunately focus on looks, image, presentation, how they 'feel' about the candidate without paying attention to what their policies and backgrounds are.