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In a shocking upset, the New Popular Front in France defeats both the far right and liberals in the snap elections. Almost no polls showed the election being anything but a far right landslide (hexbear.net)

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Update: The parties of the left coalition have publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the coalition, sending a message to Macron that they will not govern under the liberals

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I was happy about this, then I saw that they want to keep sending weapons to Ukraine and back a two-state solution in Palestine. Still better than the demokkkrats but that’s a low bar. The French left still hasn’t learned how they lost everything after 1945 because of their appalling foreign policy, especially with regard to Algeria and Vietnam.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Melenchon just announced that France will recognize Palestine asap which is better than nothing

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can't expect more from sucdems I guess, the most important thing is fascism is halted for now at least.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call Mélenchon and LFI socdem, but let's see how much his party is included in the government.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

We'll see I suppose, historically in Europe demsoc parties were only distinguishable from succdem parties by a bit harsher rhetoric, anywhere they've tasted power they haven't really gone beyond moderate socdem reforms as far as I know.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

I hope so.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The NPF isn't so much "the french left" as it is the french left (pc and lfi) with eurocuck greens and center left neoliberals (second largest member), it doesn't shock me that stuff like nato and ukraine aren't even on the table as discussable topics

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought I saw that the PCF was part of their coalition…?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

it is, I forgot the f and just said pc, but it's the 4th largest party and it will only get 10-12 MPs, doesn't have much weight as shown by that program