France faces unexpected problem after Macron’s election gamble
“France is in some difficulty and likely to remain so for the next weeks or months.”
President Macron called a snap election to stabilise France’s politics but has instead been left with “the very opposite”. Nina Dos Santos and Charles Bremner report.
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Far right=anything right of Mao
@la7dfa
11 күн бұрын
OK BoriZ
@GusShredny
11 күн бұрын
@@la7dfa: Say what; Xi?
@hdearmastexier
11 күн бұрын
@@la7dfano
@hdearmastexier
11 күн бұрын
3:12 😊
@soundscape26
11 күн бұрын
So that means Macron is far right?
Paris won, France lost.
Islamic Republic of France we salute you ❤️
@Ruby_Villain
11 күн бұрын
No kidding
@artix548
11 күн бұрын
Jupiterian Autocracy of Frangistan.
France for the Franks. Why are all those Palestine flags flying?
@derwolfpack3599
11 күн бұрын
French voters decided for France. What is your problem?
@ThePorkReport
11 күн бұрын
@@derwolfpack3599 No, it was clearly rigged against the French people. What is your problem?
@enkin1
11 күн бұрын
Maybe that is the new flag of France?
@wiseonwords
11 күн бұрын
Why are all those Palestinian flags flying, you ask? Because it's the latest leftist cause du jour!
@mylesmacleod4306
11 күн бұрын
Antisemitism used to be a right wing thing. Now it is the left that are antisemitic.
Let the people decide, I am tired of smirking, in the background journalists. Vive La France.
@maverick7291
11 күн бұрын
When the people are not french natives then it's not really the french natives.
Europe needs the right
The French election was a surprise. Unbe- lievable. The result of a huge immigrant population who can now vote. Same in Britain... 😢
@sharksbreath7
11 күн бұрын
Are non citizens allowed to legally vote?
@brittalbach416
11 күн бұрын
Peter : it was rigged of course. Why else do you think Macron called for new election immediately after losing in EU votes? Cause Soros told him I will make you winner
@soundscape26
11 күн бұрын
Immigrants cannot vote unless they acquire citizenship.
@abvmoose87
11 күн бұрын
@@sharksbreath7obtaining citizenship is usually not very difficult. Eu citizens can vote in other countries elections yes
@donaldleyton4977
11 күн бұрын
The far left didn't win, they "won". The 3 leftist parties formed a very weak coalition and worked togtether to strategically pull their candidates from the second round in constituencies so that Le Pen's party would not win the seats. Le Pen's party got the most votes despite getting only 3rd place in terms of seats, but it is still the largest party in parliament because the coalition is split between 3 small parties. Le Pen gained 60% more seats than they had before. The far left parties in the coalition will never be able to form a government and even if they do they the coalition will not survive long term because these 3 parties are polar opposites on many key issues, and frankly the stuff they want is radical and ridiculous. Immigration will only get worse and this will strengthen Marine Le Pen's party even more. She'll eventually take power, all they've done is kick the inevitable down the road.
Calling it chaos or an unexpected problem is a bit of a stretch. Parliamentary systems often don't have an outright majority. Negotiations will take place, and they'll figure it out.
Why are these pundits so pessimistic about a coalition government? They have been wrong about everything else.
"far right" means anyone right of Stalin
@soundscape26
11 күн бұрын
So Macron is far right?
@ThePorkReport
11 күн бұрын
@@soundscape26 Macron is a globalist, which serves the same purpose as communism: theft and genocide against the moral and productive.
@ABC-rh7zc
11 күн бұрын
@@soundscape26 Still a nope, lol
@lucyonyoutube123
10 күн бұрын
Far right tends to mean people who are racist, anti women's rights re abortion, hostile towards the LGBTQ populations, anti public services and a welfare state, with a tendency to rule in an authoritarian way and not inhbited about using physical violence on people demonstrating peacefully unless the people are in support of something the government agrees with. This tends to create other kinds of problems in society that limit people's freedoms in ways that, not only the minorities but after awhile most people in the mainstream end up resenting.
Politicians need to be able to run a coalition also as that is always a possibility in politics.
Feance has a tradition of reversing the voting result in the second round. Cohabitation is also tradtional. Fundamentally, French voters do not like extremes, be they hard left communists or hard eight fascists. The PF was just a voting tactic with many center left such as the greens and socialists owe no loyalty to the hard left.
@marymurphy937
11 күн бұрын
France just elected hard left extremists as the largest party . RIP France.
What a misleading chanel...
@la7dfa
11 күн бұрын
OK BoriZ
@ThePorkReport
11 күн бұрын
All spin. Apparently you're "far-right" if you oppose infinity illegals who hate your country and culture.
It’s a disaster for France it will be paralysed or there will be very unpopular deals cut between the parties. Le Pen needs to sit back and call out the underhand deals.
@royconestoga7326
11 күн бұрын
Le Pen is human garbage and it was funny seeing her fail.
@skullbones7452
11 күн бұрын
agree
Macaroni needs to leave with that thing he calls a w.f.
No problem: like in my country (NL) coalition liberal/right.
You have to think who is in control of the voting Let's not forget the French People agitation prior
she wouldn't turn off her phone ringer for the interview?? I don't understand what shes saying anyway.
Bardella, vite !
I think this means downfall of France. They actually needed a conservative government to bring some order and reason as a counter to French laissez faire attitude.
I think it’s time that the French government and the French population do what the majority of government around the world do and that is learn to work with other parties! Get over their grand and compromise so that an actual majority of the population is represented! Germany is the best example!
U think there will be an election in 2027? I mean the demography is what it is
How many votes did each party receive in the two rounds?
@barbthegreat586
11 күн бұрын
Google is your friend.
@ThePorkReport
11 күн бұрын
The RN clearly won.
Just as Western colonialism took out in the last century from third world countries, immigrants from third world countries will also come out of Western countries An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth .
@derwolfpack3599
11 күн бұрын
Please go out. Did anyone invite you?
@80srenaissance67
11 күн бұрын
Colonial powers provided infrastructure and services to low I.Q hut dwellers. What exactly do these low I.Q hut dwellers provide for the former colonial powers ? Crime ? Slums ? Choas ? ....wow they are great !!
@maverick7291
11 күн бұрын
Ya look how horrible these colonies turned out to be, former colonies like: Canada, new Zealand, Australia, India, United States of America. The colonies that turned out kicked out their colonists didn't really turn out so well did it?
Nothing to rejoyce, it's a complete *gridlock* . Parliament is cut in 3 : left / center / right. And how to pass a budget, or govern with such divisions ?
@stephenboyd4934
11 күн бұрын
Exactly that alliance should be made too run against le-Pen in the run off, because that alliance did not get enough votes to win outright.
So sad for France
Some thing wrong with you Anchors too - Le Penn got 37% votes. so she still won. Now franc will be Ashes.
France can kiss goodbye to a peaceful Olympic games...
@rosemarykennedy5430
11 күн бұрын
@@onlyme8117Hee 😛 😅😊
@VaucluseVanguard
11 күн бұрын
Perhaps not, the side that encourages rioting, political violence, racism and antidemocratic hissy-fits won.
@goofygrandlouis6296
11 күн бұрын
It still is going to cost French taxpayers, millons.
@derwolfpack3599
11 күн бұрын
Right threatening violence again?
@soundscape26
11 күн бұрын
Why? What do you think it'll happen?
Most members of the EU are going through the same process every one has had enough of uncontrolled economic human trafficking that incidentally is illegal.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
France will go succulent through socialism. That 16 feet dynasty picture needs painting. Macron fifth republic disaster.
Russian Bots are in Meltdown Mode. 🤣🤣
@la7dfa
11 күн бұрын
Their 5th column failed
@JonnyZuccs
11 күн бұрын
why do all liberal say the same thing? are you guys programmed like robots? actually wait yes you are lol. "OH look its boris and ivan in the comments" you guys ALL say the same thing its so funny. No more than 3 brain cells
@ThePorkReport
11 күн бұрын
Are those the ones rioting in Paris?
muslim theocracy 2035?
he saved you france yaaay
@battfishvoodoo-rl8qr
11 күн бұрын
Nahh he didn't,
They are NOT far right just believe in their country being patriotic
@marymurphy937
11 күн бұрын
They are French patriots.but the leftist media keeps demonising them.
@marymurphy937
11 күн бұрын
Donald Tusk is far left. The EU hates nationalism and patriots.
@marymurphy937
11 күн бұрын
It was not a surprise when we saw the left ganging up to block French patriots.
The absolutely key point is that NR lost. Phew. The rest is detail. Vive la France!
@geoffjohnson2152
11 күн бұрын
Did they lose?
@OTalDoKinoa
11 күн бұрын
the tactical vote really destroyed RN. They got 37.1% of the vote yet only 142 seats. NFP got 26.3% of the vote and 188 seats 🤦♂
@OTalDoKinoa
11 күн бұрын
@@geoffjohnson2152 in deputies yeah but on votes they got 37.1%and 142 seats and nfp got 188 and 26.3%
@geoffjohnson2152
11 күн бұрын
@@OTalDoKinoa was that amount of votes on both counts?
@billdoor3140
11 күн бұрын
Yes phew. Millions more Islamists taking over working class area's whilst things like you shrug your shoulders and live as far from the problem as possible
I mean if you breakdown the National Ralley and the Left wing Alliance party manifesto’s you would see a lot of overlap on how they want to address the issues. The key difference in polices being that the left wing alliance doesn’t have to resort to bigotry, hatred, and racism as half of the policies they want to enact.
@roshansundar6618
11 күн бұрын
The far left explicitly endorses racism and hatred for native French people and culture
@battfishvoodoo-rl8qr
11 күн бұрын
A country that wants some control over their borders isnt racist !
Basically, the far right came third. And the far left came second. What a mess.
@Awibrahor
11 күн бұрын
No. The far left came first.
@stephenboyd4934
11 күн бұрын
@@Awibrahor no because that alliance consists of central ground too, in principle Marcon come fourth
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304
11 күн бұрын
Either way its a mess
End of western empire
@guydreamr
11 күн бұрын
Oh please, we've seen much worse. It's called democracy.
@bushwhackeddos.2703
11 күн бұрын
@@guydreamr Democracy lol
@guydreamr
11 күн бұрын
@@bushwhackeddos.2703Holding free and fair elections and not a democracy lol
@PerfidiousAlbion1815
11 күн бұрын
jeez the Chinese and Russian troll/disinformation brigade are at it 😂
@louisdisbury9759
11 күн бұрын
Hows your French History?.
Far right leading, they went chaotic; Far left winning, they went ballistic. France, make up your mind.
@PerfidiousAlbion1815
11 күн бұрын
There is a lot of middle ground holding the balance and if they want to Govern they will have to look at a far from perfect Italian model at least for the time being… the bullet of pro Peronist has been dodged though which was the aim all along…
@Ruby_Villain
11 күн бұрын
They don’t know how. 🤷♀️