Looming Le Pen - French Election 2022

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Yet again, voting against the fash rather than for Macron. So the French are lumbered with a decade of a cunt they can’t stand cos the alternative is even worse. And folk wonder why people are fucked off with politics.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Yet again, voting against the fash rather than for Macron. So the French are lumbered with a decade of a cunt they can’t stand cos the alternative is even worse. And folk wonder why people are fucked off with politics.

But, it was that French that created that situation, by voting Le Pen into the run-off.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

But, it was that French that created that situation, by voting Le Pen into the run-off.

Have you seen what other crap was on offer? There’s fuck all for them to vote for, just one thing to vote against and it seems that fewer people could be bothered to even do that this time round.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Have you seen what other crap was on offer? There’s fuck all for them to vote for, just one thing to vote against and it seems that fewer people could be bothered to even do that this time round.

What would you suggest as an alternative system?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

We’re the same, cupid_stunt, tell me the name of a single serving MP that you would like to be PM?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

What would you suggest as an alternative system?

Me in charge, of course.

 

[weltweit]

All very civilised getting the speeches done well before bed time, based on a prediction from an exit poll, with the real results to come much later.

How amusing it would be if the real results were the other way around

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Looks like turnout will be a little down on last time and lowest in more than 50 years. But 70+% would be seen as huge turnout in the UK.

 

[Ax^]

can help think that if Putin was not being a dick atm

we would be looking at another result

 

[weltweit]

Very nervous security guards around Macron as he gets into the crowd at his reception.

 

[Serene]

Macron is always late.

 

[Dogsauce]

Not all of the 42% who voted for Le Pen are racists, some of them are cunts.

 

[Ax^]

Not all of the 42% who voted for Le Pen are racists, some of them are cunts.

not sure we can talk in this country ,we had a story today about the shadow chachallor flashing the pm to distract him

from a week of questions about party gate...

the press is quite simular to over here

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

52/48 familiar

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Not all of the 42% who voted for Le Pen are racists, some of them are cunts.

That is a really childish way to look at politics.

 

[maomao]

52/48 familiar

It's 58/42.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

It's 58/42.

What is?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I'm wondering about how much of the EU's policies led to this and how grateful remoaners are about it.

 

[Dogsauce]

That is a really childish way to look at politics.

It’s a Stewart Lee quote (about Brexit), so not entirely serious.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

looking at this live map of vote counts it looks unlikely she'll get in, shame about the least worst option in for the next 5 years.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

looking at this live map of vote counts it looks unlikely she'll get in, shame about the least worst option in for the next 5 years.

Well this is how liberal democracy works. You can guarantee you'll get the least worst option if it happens to be the status quo.

 

[Lea]

Talk of possible 'cohabitation' government if there's a big upset for Macron's party for parliamentary elections in June. Melanchon wanting to be Prime Minister.

Analysis: In troubled France, no honeymoon for re-elected Macron

 

[sleaterkinney]

Have you seen what other crap was on offer? There’s fuck all for them to vote for, just one thing to vote against and it seems that fewer people could be bothered to even do that this time round.

At least they did that, better than the uk or us.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Have you seen what other crap was on offer? There’s fuck all for them to vote for, just one thing to vote against and it seems that fewer people could be bothered to even do that this time round.

Melenchon came very close to getting into the run-off. The way the system is designed, most people (or half, at least) will be voting for their less-hated option in the second round. That's not a failure of the system. It is just the system. If Melenchon had got into the second round, it would have been fascinating to see who had turned out to be the less-hated. I think he stood a chance of winning.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

We’re the same, cupid_stunt, tell me the name of a single serving MP that you would like to be PM?

Would have been nice to have seen Jeremy Corbyn as PM.

 

[Lea]

Apparently 68% of 18-24yo voted for Macron and 70% of >65yo also voted Macron. 65% of 'ouvriers' - workers voted Le Pen. 70% of les diplomés (those with qualifications) voted Macron.

 

[A380]

Thank fuck France hasn’t elected a far right nut job.

I’m sure there will be posters on here who will bang on about how this doesn’t serve ‘the working class’ but for once I can go to bed happy after an election result.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Apparently 68% of 18-24yo voted for Macron and 70% of >65yo also voted Macron. 65% of 'ouvriers' - workers voted Le Pen.

Yeah, many of those oldsters voted Macron in the first round. Of the youngsters, many were Melenchon voters who couldn't bring themselves to abstain. It is an oddity that Le Pen is the choice of specifically the middle-aged.

 

[Lea]

Yeah, many of those oldsters voted Macron in the first round. Of the youngsters, many were Melenchon voters who couldn't bring themselves to abstain. It is an oddity that Le Pen is the choice of specifically the middle-aged.

Do you think that there is a similarity to middle-aged people in the UK voting Brexit in the UK?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Do you think that there is a similarity to middle-aged people in the UK voting Brexit in the UK?

Probably. But old people voted even more strongly for Brexit. Think the cross-over from remain majority to leave majority was at about 45. By the time you got to 70+, a huge majority was voting to Brexit.

There are definite parallels between Melenchon's support and Corbyn's support. Though pretty old themselves, neither are/were popular with the old.