French Presidential elections
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J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
History, it's not just Trump... historically the far-right has dropped its more radical economic demands, and the class composition of the FN.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
macrons the waterboard the unions slash the public sector one is he not? So le pen either wins or the ball is kicked down the road to a time where she will win. Nice one libs, you've made sure it all turns out quality again
She's through to the second round of the presidential election!
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Not necessarily at all. This could mark a high-point for the FN. We can't know.
The other unknown is the makeup of parliament after June, meaning that Macron will face a massive amount of politicking to do anything.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Merde!
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
She probably would have if they hadn't let Fillon back into things.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
She's been sliding in the polls and might just have slid into third. Top two go through - she doesn't win promotion to the second round as champion, but that doesn't really matter too much.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Yeah, and these are actually only provisional sample numbers.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Was more about rejection of alternatives, rather than endorsement tbh.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Been listening to Al Jazeera. Apparently these exit polls have a history of being spot on.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
I think that's right.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Dig their allotments.
They're not exit polls, they're based on samples of votes which have been counted.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Ah ok. Well they have a history of being spot on!
But to cling to hope, they could have got their sampling methodology wrong given the totally different dynamic of this election. Saying that Melenchon is a fair way behind really.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
My SIL was convinced Mélenchon would get through to the second round, but then she lives in SW France, where his support is strongest. I think she will vote for Macron because she's in the anyone-but-Le Pen camp.
Yeah, I was only really replying to give a bit of detail as to why that tends to be. Still a bit of variation, mind.
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
Sooner or later French politics is going to find that the anyone-but-Le Pen camp no longer holds the same amount of visitors that it once did.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Maybe. Or maybe this year was a perfect storm for Le Pen. A ruling socialist party that has completely collapsed. A r/w opposition party that chose an appalling candidate who really should have stood down.
She may not find the same room at the top next time.
This election has been very similar to the recent Dutch one. Fascists on the rise but not rising quite as far as they had hoped and others had feared.
Hopefully support Macron.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Clothes peg time for many of them.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
you've got two months max
bimble
floofy
I hope so, of course. Could it be the other way though , the 'protest vote' tranferred ?
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