France is a mess
If you want to understand what’s happening politically in France – including the recent elections – I recommend reading this article.
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The French election results shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone
And yet I see some headlines indicating the results from Sunday are some sort of surprise. I can’t imagine why, since Macron and the far left had telegraphed in advance quite clearly that they would unite forces, remove weaker candidates, … Continue reading →
France faces runoff election tomorrow
And there’s a great of catastrophizing about how well the so-called “far right” has been doing. Sound familiar?: National Rally’s opponents and critics warn France is on the brink of a political catastrophe if an overtly anti-immigration, nationalist and euroskeptic … Continue reading →
Macron gambles, Le Pen benefits
Macron called elections in France and in the first round Le Pen’s party did very well indeed. And I’d really like to see an article that doesn’t describe the party as “far right,” but I think that wish will continue … Continue reading →
Europe’s fight on the right
One of the things that’s become even more clear after the recent EU elections is that in many countries in Europe, as what reporters like to call the “far right” is growing, the right itself is experiencing discord between the … Continue reading →
More and more people in France, Belgium, and Germany aren’t buying what the globalists are selling
Or rather, they’re not buying what the globalists are trying to force down their throats. The result of EU elections in France was that Marine Le Pen’s party eclipsed that of Emmanuel Macron, and the latter has called for a … Continue reading →
Unhappy Bastille Day, but hooray for nougat
France has got its troubles: The western Paris suburb of Nanterre, where 17-year-old Nahel M. was killed by police, is one of many municipalities to call off their annual Bastille Day fireworks displays for fear of further unrest. “We can’t … Continue reading →
Is France burning?
Much of France is a mess right now, and there is that déjà vu feeling from memories of the US during the George Floyd summer of 2020 [comments in brackets are mine]: Paris and other French cities resemble war zones, … Continue reading →
French violence and French voting
An article entitled “France Sliding toward Barbarity and Chaos” was published today by the Gatestone Institute. It presents the situation in France as dire; for example: The borders between France and other European countries are open and, like all the … Continue reading →
Parliamentary stirrings in two countries: France and Israel
The first is France: The left won a lot more seats. A new party, or really a new party coalition called “Nupes,” united the Socialists, Communists, hard left and greens, won somewhere between 149-200 seats, which is a lot more … Continue reading →
Macron wins re-election in France
In a victory that was not a surprise, Macron defeats Marine Le Pen: Macron’s victory over Le Pen—with 58.2% of the vote to her 41.8%, according to estimated results released at 8 p.m. local time after polls closed—was significantly smaller … Continue reading →
France’s rampant anti-Semitism
I sometimes reflect on the fact that Hitler nearly succeeded in making Europe Judenfrei. He certainly succeeded in reducing the number of Jews there almost to the vanishing point. But for the ones that remain, the present-day governments in Western … Continue reading →