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Uncle Joe

(59,684 posts) Mon Jul 8, 2024, 01:09 PM Jul 8

"The Whole Country of France Has Won": Far Right Blocked from Power as Left Surges

A leftist coalition pulled off a surprise victory in the second round of parliamentary elections in France on Sunday, becoming the largest bloc in Parliament and successfully keeping the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen out of government. The New Popular Front, which won 182 seats in the National Assembly, still fell short of the 289 seats required for an absolute majority. President Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition came second with 163 seats, while the National Rally and its allies won 143 seats after having led the first round of voting a week earlier. We go to Paris to speak with author and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi and journalist Rokhaya Diallo about the historic election result.

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"The Whole Country of France Has Won": Far Right Blocked from Power as Left Surges (Original Post) Uncle Joe Jul 8 OP

Allons, enfants de la patrie Jilly_in_VA Jul 8 #1

When do we collectively stop believing projections? Moostache Jul 8 #2

Does... 2naSalit Jul 8 #3

I have not followed their elections closely enough to say definitively... Moostache Jul 8 #4

Jilly_in_VA

(10,663 posts)

1. Allons, enfants de la patrie

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 01:13 PM

Jul 8

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So much for the polls! Hope it works that well here!

Moostache

(10,063 posts)

2. When do we collectively stop believing projections?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 01:15 PM

Jul 8

2020 - Biden was supposed to lose...didn't happen.
2022 - "Red Wave" was supposed to wipe out Dems...didn't happen.
2023 - Abortion votes in red states would lose 'bigly'....didn't happen.
2024 - France and England would fall into the far-right club...didn't happen.

Are we REALLY going to make book by these same clown predictions that Biden won't win 2024 POTUS election?
REALLY?!?!?

Polling and prognosticating are essentially alchemy and astrology level nonsense.
Don't believe the hype! (Here come the drums..)

2naSalit

(91,077 posts)

3. Does...

Reply to Moostache (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 01:27 PM

Jul 8

Australia fit into that club too? Didn't they oust their right wing faction too?

Moostache

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4. I have not followed their elections closely enough to say definitively...

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 01:36 PM

Jul 8

But as long as the right-wing proto-fascists lose, and were predicted to win by a captive media ecosphere, then I'd say yes!

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