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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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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Yeah sad AF

I respect Mélenchon mostly for being decent on China, Russia and Palestine, which is what's most controversial about him. Strategically it makes sense to throw geopolitics under the bus so the pink imperialists would go along, but it's sad nonetheless

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think the geopolitical matters is not the main thing i like about Melenchon. Yes, he is good at it, but over years France is fluid in their foreign policy, Macron talked big on Chinese Human right issues last term but when money talk comes, the dude still goes to Beijing to secure more contracts. Mélenchon's last election promised electoral reform and the dissolution of the 5e republic, which is needed and necessary, but I have yet seen a party that will dissolve the system that allows them to come to power in the first place.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    That's true, we're mostly big time opportunists on international matter. Let's hope we at least keep it that way so we can pivot out of US influence.

    The idea of changing the constitution is one of the things that gives credible hope. However I'm not totally confident in our ability to not be toppled like Gaddafi or Allende if that happens

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I have zero faith he will keep this positions and not fold to the right.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Actually he only got further left by growing older. He learnt about Islamophobia, transphobia, anti-colonialism and integrated everything to his political line. He was at the big tent succdem party at some point and now his party is treated like an existential threat by the French bourgeoisie

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