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@blue18404

15 күн бұрын

America is a failed state. What countries in Europe actually takes care of their people?

@rothsshvili5125

15 күн бұрын

C'est dommage

@deansmith6924

15 күн бұрын

It’s not the voters that count, but those who count the votes. Last gasp of a state bleeding to death. Same as uk, hold tight it’s about to go of the rails

@deansmith6924

15 күн бұрын

The French Corbin can be replaced by a party coup. Just like labour in the uk did to the original Corbin. One more roll of that old dice 🎲 in Europe. French and Uk elections both headed the same way. Remember the globalists think they can control the chaos 🇫🇷

@timjrgebn

15 күн бұрын

Keep in mind Le Pen said she would take in Palestenians so Israel could continue their atrocities in Gaza. Europeans are done with taking in more immigrants, but they are also seeing the cause and effect, so they are responding accordingly. Looks like North America's future is going to be very isolated, which isn't good considering what's brewing in South/Central America. Mexico is already looking to rival US industrial capacity long-term, and China is heavily investing...

The key countries of the EU, France and Germany, are in decline, economically, politically and socially, and this will drag the EU construct into the abyss.

@frauleinhohenzollern8442

15 күн бұрын

Demographically in decline. Everything else they can recover from. But you can't recover from replacing Germans with north Africans.

@damijan72

15 күн бұрын

That's what I am afraid of, too. Although Germans start to understand, what's going on. The elections in three federal states (Thuringia, Brandenburg, Saxonia) and then the federal elections in 2025 will show

@gehtdichnixan446

15 күн бұрын

That‘s what happens if you get too comfortable

@damijan72

15 күн бұрын

@@gehtdichnixan446 DEFINITELY! It’s this attitude that considers everything to be normal, that makes people passive, unaware, indifferent and in a way stupid and debilitated. But people are about to wake up. At least here in Germany…

@PhilipBaker-sf4yv

15 күн бұрын

We can only hope!

Decent people don't expect dirty tricks, welcome to the new world order

@wadeday8706

15 күн бұрын

Did you even watch the video? It’s not new. The system was designed that way to keep the communists out of power in the 60s and 70s. This time it worked against the right. Also the RN only got 35% of the vote and that is not an absolute majority even in proportional representation.

@GunShark0

15 күн бұрын

Has nothing to do with being decent or not. It's simply a matter of are you sleep walking or not.

And we’re supposed to believe that the government has our best interests at heart

@lonalxaia

15 күн бұрын

They have a WEF agenda to fulfil.

@randygraham926

15 күн бұрын

No, it's BlackRock, Bank of America, Boeing, Goldman Sachs, and Meta that truly love you. You will be safe in their cuddles. Oh wait.... those companies own 'our' government so it's all GOOD!

@hyhhy

13 күн бұрын

​@@randygraham926 It's all double plus good.

Doesn't matter which side is selected to win, both serve special self chosen tribe you're not allowed to criticise.

@just_a_turtle_chad

15 күн бұрын

They're the same coin

@sicsempertyrannis4104

15 күн бұрын

Hand rubbing intensifies

@user-kn3de9li1u

15 күн бұрын

​@@sicsempertyrannis4104oy vei

@jamesdond614

15 күн бұрын

Of course you can criticise what are people doing on here.

@AtreidesT660

15 күн бұрын

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.😐

On this one my dear friends I disagree with you Alex and Alexander. Melenchon is not pro American, quite the opposite he was a friend and admirer of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, he spoke first about a new security agreement for Europe before Maidan revolution and le pen started to copy the language of Melenchon and I can see a lot neoliberals camouflaged in Le pen’s party

@Anemoia100

15 күн бұрын

Thank you for stating this!!

@shin0bili

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! Plus Melenchon has explicitly called for Palestinian statehood.

@randygraham926

15 күн бұрын

I can only think Alexander meant to say that Melenchon was "anti-American and anti Project Ukraine" So I think it must have been a slip of the tongue... makes no sense otherwise.

@francescostello1377

15 күн бұрын

Indeed

@aitorhernandez7806

15 күн бұрын

Melenchon is not pro USA, true. But he's antiPutin. A huge huge anti Putin dude.

I can only think Alexander meant to say that Melenchon was "anti-American and anti Project Ukraine" I think it must have been a slip of the tongue... makes no sense otherwise. Melenchon is definitely not pro-American Empire.

@Nerwesta

15 күн бұрын

They can't hide their huge bias, do they.

@francescostello1377

15 күн бұрын

Indeed.

The establishments idea of democracy seems to be preventing the will of the people.

@jackspring7709

15 күн бұрын

De-Mock-racy.

@Nerwesta

15 күн бұрын

The will of the people was to reject Far-Right. Think better.

@jopera2087

15 күн бұрын

There is a reason why all of these cultists call it "Our Democracy" instead of democracy ☺

@Nerwesta

15 күн бұрын

@@jopera2087 you seem more like a cult to me than the regular people who didn't want a far right government. What's next ? Elections are rigged? 😂

@FraserBailey-jm5yz

15 күн бұрын

Yes, but that has been obvious for many years now.

They're all going to turn on each other.

@timjrgebn

15 күн бұрын

Frankly, it seems this is true across the board. We have legacy demographics and younger demographics coming to a real vicious head towards each other. You see it in Europe and North America. Previous demographics want to keep the status quo or return to how things were while the new demographics don't see their future nearly in that way, believing their interests could finally be realized. People talk of America having a civil war, but it's looking more like how the Qing dynasty fell, but maybe a bit worse. The previous demographics were scapegoated for all the economic stagnation and weakness of the young and were systemically targeted as a response.

@josephineamawiafe9428

15 күн бұрын

Amen

The election in France is like arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The ability of the French to maintain their high standard of living is over. The debt bomb is about to explode.

@captainpawpawchannel

13 күн бұрын

Actually the euro has ruined France, see the trade balance since 2002, it plummets

@brianniziol6479

13 күн бұрын

@@captainpawpawchannel The French run their nation better than Brussels run it.

The west is doomed.

@josephineamawiafe9428

15 күн бұрын

Amen

@fallencringelord7856

15 күн бұрын

Good

@CJFCarlsson

15 күн бұрын

@@fallencringelord7856 your parents will have to start charging you rent.

@martinak1723

15 күн бұрын

@@CJFCarlsson naaw

@travisfubu9053

14 күн бұрын

cope with it

A Socialist that is a neo-liberal is not a socialist. Words used to mean things.

@davidcritchley3509

15 күн бұрын

"Socialism with French Characteristics"?

@bogdanpopescu1401

15 күн бұрын

classic liberalism is almost dead in the west, an internationalist socialist is much closer to what you call neo-liberal than you are willing to admit; today's left-liberals, or progressives, in the US are a soft version of socialists, one which accepts the corporations and tries to control them, instead of nationalizing them; other than that they share the technocratic bureaucratic mindset for governing and problems solving; the hardcore, state ownership over the means of production, brand of socialism is thankfully a hard sell considering the fiasco of the communist enterprise; so until we learn to accept free markets, we are stuck with this big government - big corporations model; call it neo-liberalism or crony capitalism all you want, it's closer to socialism than it is to free markets

@denarjan

15 күн бұрын

​@FunkyWinkerbean Yes, huge problem. The Globalists ought to be called the extremists, its what they've proven to be.

@DANTHETUBEMAN

15 күн бұрын

it all means communist government 😊

@Ghastly_Grinner

15 күн бұрын

Interchangeable words both meaning scum

Three African countries,Fasa,Nigeria and Mali have kicked the french out.Times are changing rapidly.Expect the UK to suffer too.

@ibrahimwellington3046

15 күн бұрын

The French have never been involved in Nigeria?

@djowers1349

15 күн бұрын

​@ibrahimwellington3046 Niger can be autocorrected to Nigeria.

@mafteim5556

15 күн бұрын

​@@ibrahimwellington3046 Niger not Nigeria

@Typecast-L

15 күн бұрын

No body cares about African countries really. Every time you do something like this the only ones worse off are you. Its hilarious to see unfolding.

@ejc6394

15 күн бұрын

​@@ibrahimwellington3046he meant niger

Voting is like getting to pick your burglar.

@frankburklin1116

15 күн бұрын

Never hear it put that way but spot on. They bend us over one way or the other.

You can vote for who you want, but in Western democracies 'the house' always wins.

@LKaramazov

15 күн бұрын

Well said.

@klauskinski5969

15 күн бұрын

not really. it worked so far because the house split the game always between ruling party and opposition. so when unsatisfied ppl would switch to the opposition the next election. but this time, they have nobody in the opposition. we have already seen what happens next in the weimar republic. in the last election before hitler took over, nsdap and communists had around 7-10% of the vote per party. all the establishment parties neither had the majority themself to form a goverment but all refused to make a coalition with nsdap or communists as weaker partner to form a goverment. they did what france did and formed a big coalition that wasnt able to effective rule and only the communists and nsdap as opposition. the next election nsdap got over 30% of the vote, making it one of the stronger parties being able to form a coalition where they controlled all the key positions.

Mitterand was 14 years president because he went with the mood of the people and manoeuvred himself very cleverly! Macron is not in the same league!

@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999

15 күн бұрын

Absolutely.

@cestmoi3963

15 күн бұрын

The mood of the people? he is at the origin of the decadence of France. He called himself “god”.

The Tower of Babel will fall. Trudeau must go!

@hattmancock6396

15 күн бұрын

I have no doubt the pendulum will swing, what these people stand for is agaisnt human nature. The real concern is how much damage they’re going to leave behind

@damijan72

15 күн бұрын

The whole tower is about to implode: US, France, UK, Germany...victims of their own globalist greed

@ordman3351

15 күн бұрын

Did you mean tower of Basel

@CJFCarlsson

15 күн бұрын

@@ordman3351 What has Basel ever done to you?

Serious question: Why bother voting in France if the insiders control the final outcome?

@klauskinski5969

15 күн бұрын

because the game always worked just by the fact alone that ruling party and the majority of the opposition where part of the club playing the switchero game. this time the whole club is in goverment, leaving nobody as opposition to play the switchero game when ppl are unsatisfied.

Basically Macron said that "if I can't have France, the right will not get it either".

@KrunoslavStifter

15 күн бұрын

What right? There is no right? There are only degrees of commies and opportunists.

@Nerwesta

15 күн бұрын

The far-right *

@DimitriosPapoudas

15 күн бұрын

Because Macron is far left right?

@Nerwesta

15 күн бұрын

@@DimitriosPapoudas he is even a revolutionary !

@oswarz

15 күн бұрын

@@DimitriosPapoudas Funny!

Le Pen - 10,110,013 votes. Far left - 7,040,232 votes. And the far left win? Odd that.

@captainpawpawchannel

13 күн бұрын

Come on, it's a misrepreasentation of the things, thr NFP has withdrawn when there were triangular votes

What makes people think that the French elections are free and fair?

@kevinwaalker

15 күн бұрын

Compared to the Russian clown show You mean ?

@johannuys7914

15 күн бұрын

@@kevinwaalker Quickly. Draw a comparison.

@jitblues

15 күн бұрын

@@kevinwaalker How about the Ukrainian democratic non-democracy?

@Dysthmic_Danny

15 күн бұрын

France has not had free and fair elections for a while. Voter fraud is rampant. You need to go to a place like Russia to find an election where everything is transparent and there's no hint of electoral fraud. Russia's elections should be a model for the rest of the world, yet ignorant western shills who have not researched the issue will make false claims about Russian elections.

@timjrgebn

15 күн бұрын

@@jitblues Frankly, this election actually made more sense for a European nation, even if Europe is still destine for decline economically due to new competing trade routes. Europeans are done with new immigrants and refugees, but Le Pen said she'll take in more Palestinians to allow Israel to keep doing what they are in Gaza. The French may have seen this cause and effect from Israel and the US regarding West Asia, responding accordingly. If so, it was a very smart move regarding political autonomy. They need to get as far from US and Israel as humanly possible, as they've already become too much of rogue crusaders. Again, this doesn't change the long-term trend coming for Europe and the broader West due to trade routes shifting towards the belt and road, as well as the broad budget and trade deficits that have been constantly rising for decades (Trump broke the recent record in 2019 with 3 TRILLION budget deficit). The West is simply in big trouble long term.

There are entities in this world that would like to have chaos

@dogsbollox4335

15 күн бұрын

And the West is fulfilling there agenda without a whimper.

@francescostello1377

15 күн бұрын

Indeed there are, the Zionist imperialistic, Neo Liberal, Globalists

@WWIIDaughter7

15 күн бұрын

George Soros at the top of that list.

@Shannon-ro6ju

15 күн бұрын

True chaos is required for a real far right

The French establishment doesn't want to see that happen! Macron doesn't want to see that happen! Too bad about the wishes of the people of France! Western democracy 2024.

@septicwhelk3654

15 күн бұрын

@dave8767 You forgot the F E W

@KermitFrazierdotcom

15 күн бұрын

Manu

@Nerwesta

15 күн бұрын

You can't be more wrong than that, if you followed this election, an increasing part of establishment was supporting le Pen. CNEWS, the biggest TV channel on this country, is as steadfast pro-RN that you can imagine. MEDEF ( the cartel of businesses ) applauded le Pen for her " vision" towards economy, that is, not threatening the status quo, at all. Of course this doesn't stick to your narrative, I know.

@silenciothequiet3471

15 күн бұрын

@dave8767 You must be American or just ignorant. The French electoral ecosystem for all its flaws doesn't work like in the US or the UK, you have more than 2 relevant parties and it's close enough to a direct democracy, it's just that the mediation control and the politicians are quite amoral ... The fact that anyone outside of France thinks that Le Pen is antiglobalist and competent is risible. French voters know what they would get with the NR, a bunch of chaotic nincompoops, just like within Sweden or the Netherlands's current government. The Duran duo love all these populists as if they are some kind of political geniuses or genuine statesmen, I like them better when they stick to reporting geopolitical events and provide an audience to truly distinguished guests(most of the time) ...

@DantesDarkside

15 күн бұрын

I'm livins in a little french village, and we were not able to vote on sunday, they said that it was "not neccessary", because they would count the votes from the first election... ??? And a friend of mine said, she heard the same issue from other little villages. Something very fishy is going on

I really wish Macron should resign

@francescostello1377

15 күн бұрын

Indeed, but he's to arrogant, narcissistic to do that.

When will France allow it's colonies complete economic independence?

@user-oh8jj8ht1s

15 күн бұрын

When the former co lo nies stop sending milllliions of immmgrnts to Frnce and stop blilkng France for foreignaid?

@user-oh8jj8ht1s

15 күн бұрын

These former colo nies expct aid m o n ey but don't want to give anything back.

@wadeday8706

15 күн бұрын

@@user-oh8jj8ht1sneocolonialism started mass immigration into France and not the other way around.

@robertredford772

15 күн бұрын

​@@user-oh8jj8ht1stotally the contrary, stop milking them, killing their leaders, and let them used their own currency not the FCFA, Then you will not see them in your countries.

@EUGENIUS60

15 күн бұрын

Nonsense.

I'm confused, how is Melenchon pro american but also anti-ukraine war and anti-israel? Those are priorities of the US government.

@francescostello1377

15 күн бұрын

Indeed, he is not pro US, think it was a slip of the tongue by Alexander

@Pomegranate_David

13 күн бұрын

Melenchon is also vain according to Al but Macron is not?!

The ‘far right’ label works, people hear that and influences how they vote. Le Pen needs to work on these ridiculous labels by debunking them.

@In-hoc-signo-vinces

15 күн бұрын

I think they need to do the opposite. Like with “racist”. The term in uk is fast losing its power cos people just go “so?” . Magic words the left use only have power if you play into the framing

@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999

15 күн бұрын

Yes, it's the world they've turned upside down.

@rogerhearn5243

15 күн бұрын

Only it's not a ridiculous label. These parties base themselves on ultra nationalism and racism and pose a real threat to the ordinary working class people of France. All they offer is gaslighting scapegoating, austerity, unfunded tax cuts for the rich and empty promises to ordinary people. Thats how populism works. Nothing mentioned here about the program put forward by the left coalition and thats what people voted for. The biggest turn out, in the second round, in twenty years.

@ggdaddy6676

15 күн бұрын

You're correct about the use of "far right" -- but the Globalists actually like right wing parties, because they absorb a lot of public anger and channel it into a political movement that is relentlessly pro-capitalist and anti-big-government, and will therefore never try to regulate their activities in any meaningful way. They correctly believe this is much safer for them than allowing any genuine left wing (ie anti-capitalist) alternatives to take root.

@whensonzhou4174

15 күн бұрын

extreme anti immigrant, racist and pro imperialist is far right... people should rightfully avoid party with these characteristic.

Can we just ressurect DeGaulle from the dead and put him in charge?

France. It used to be a country

@user-tr8fs7lm8r

15 күн бұрын

Not just a country, but a beacon of civilization, science and Democracy. Now it is an American Woke Outpost, a third world melting pot of some of the worst ideas the world has to offer.

@1974Qball

15 күн бұрын

Tiny Hats DESTROYED Europe.

@tbrown4080

15 күн бұрын

NWO globalist dont want countries anymore. The rich elite want one world government

I watch Alexander's videos regularly and really like his analysis on Ukraine. But where it comes to his comments on other events it's more of a mixed bag. First of all, I don't understand why people in the west use the term "globalism". It's called IMPERIALISM. People have known that for a long time. There's no need to invent new words to describe te excact same phenomenon. Sometimes I think some people don't want to use the term only because Marxist-Leninists used it to describe policies of global hegemony. But here is the more important part. I share criticism of Macron and his policies. He is certanly a US lap dog. I would never even consider voting for him. That being said, Le Pen would be no better. Le Pen is a fraud, much like Meloni is a fraud. Like Farage is a fraud. Promising people to stop immigration but it won't happen because corporations want the cheap labour and these politicians serve corporate interests. Promising to stop supporting Banderites in Ukraine and then turning back on that promise. Le Pen will not save France. Neither will Melenchon or Macron. They are all deeply flawed. Le Pen if and when she finally wins, maybe in the next elections, will turn out to be the obedient servant of the US empire, just like Macron, Meloni, Sunak, Starmer, Scholz...no different.

@Anemoia100

15 күн бұрын

Well stated! 👌

@fallencringelord7856

15 күн бұрын

Conservatives will do anything to not admit the Communists were right.

@mutanderyt9811

15 күн бұрын

So what is the answer?

@jetb

15 күн бұрын

Yes I fear you are correct…Meloni being a prime example.

@johnmcternan4157

15 күн бұрын

​@@mutanderyt9811There is none, nothing can stop the collapse now.

All sounds nothing less than France deserves. Le Pen can't possibly sort out this mess that Macron has created in the short term so step back for a while and let Macron, Melenchamp, et al carry the can.

A shock to the Duran who wanted La Pen!

@Pomegranate_David

13 күн бұрын

Alexander is furious but he is too repressed as a Brit to show us.😂

@selectedworks9253

13 күн бұрын

@@Pomegranate_David yeah he’s trying his best to keep his smug grin though!

Just like the USA, we are still in shock FJB won the election here???🇺🇸

@tombayless9759

15 күн бұрын

Maybe he didn't...half the country knew it was rigged

”The people’s front of Judea?!”, ”Oohh, i thought we were the popular front…” ”SPLITTERS!!!” 😂😂

@alfredlear4141

15 күн бұрын

I was looking through the comments to find out who would do this obvious joke before me ❤

@richieingoogleworld6524

15 күн бұрын

"Whatever happend to the Popular Front?"..."He's over there"

@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999

15 күн бұрын

@@alfredlear4141 Me too. It's gotta be done.

@TrigonAZR

15 күн бұрын

Gotta love "Life of Brian" More relevant now than ever😵‍💫

Rest in Peace France !!

@user-ju3xv1xx5z

12 күн бұрын

Apparently a civil war/revolution brewing

_Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose_

@KRm627

15 күн бұрын

Indeed it does.

French democracy isnt so democratic

@mark_2

15 күн бұрын

The CIA project called the EU undermined all remnance of any national sovereignty or democracy. It's a neoliberal proxy dictatorship ruled by Washington.

@yolandascholten2012

15 күн бұрын

The will of the people has been ignored, trampled and exposed. Macron’s meddling will continue to have devastating results for years to come.

Even so, Macron is still finished…

@Typecast-L

15 күн бұрын

And in return you get someone way WAY worse....

@l.a.mottern3106

15 күн бұрын

He will just be given another job in the EU. Macron's paychecks won't stop.

@HerrinSchadenfreude

15 күн бұрын

Doesn't change anything given the Left's confirmed priorities, which just like Macron are in order, Ukraine, Ukraine, and Ukraine.

@Tchernoziuum

15 күн бұрын

@@HerrinSchadenfreude Exactly, but stupid people in comments doesn't understand that fact. This Popular Front is even worse and russophobic than the National Rally or Macron's party.

@user-ge7ll3km3p

15 күн бұрын

I don't know. Macron is a master weasel and manipulator. He will play the right against the left and remain at the center.

None of the combatants in France are a threat to the system. A true movement for change will not follow the parliamentary rules created by the ruling class or go through the "proper channels" in order to seize power. Especially the French, with their history, should know this.

It's highly unusual outcome. RN had won 37% popular vote and yet they came out of 3rd in the second round of voting behind the Far-Left and the Centrist Macron's Renaissance Party. Much like the UK election, whereby Nigel Farage's Reform UK received 4.1 million popular votes but won only 5 MP seats.

@redjelly8321

15 күн бұрын

It’s all rigged against us! No hiding it these days!

This commentary would make sense if Le Pen's party had come in 2nd. However, they came in an emabrassing 3rd. What this actually shows is that Le Pen has probably reached her maximum level of support. She, and Macron, were thoroughly out maneuvered by Melenchon. While the left will not be able to govern effectively for now it does show the French public that the left behind Melenchon is a formidable political force. And this will be essential to winning the presidency in the next election.

@IndigoStargazer

15 күн бұрын

No , there was ballot stuffing, rigging and fraud !

I watched Richard Medhurst video on elections and on National Front. I suggest you have a look. Just because there are parties and people oppose the current leadership, does not neccesary mean that that their way is the right way. It seems to me that viewers here are supportive of anyone who shouts immigrants and promises to strict migration. One needs to look at their policies in all areas. Richard's video highlights just that. Amongst NF candidates are many whose IQ is similar to ms Baerbeck's. That a few are neo Nazis should not be ignored. What we need is a new political movement, combing the fringe left and right. Today's labels are no longer relevant.

aaaarrrggghhhhhhhhhh 🤬😡😓 i was so happy M.Le Pen going to Win .

@francescostello1377

15 күн бұрын

Le Pen, two cheeks of the same backside, she's pro US, war Ukraine, Israel.

@yolandascholten2012

15 күн бұрын

Yeah I didn’t see this coming either.

Is the Duran sad that LePen lost? Are they right-wingers?

@gideonros2705

15 күн бұрын

@@eduardocypriano4378 Why do you think that? They have a variety of opinions that can never be right or left. Besides if you want an extreme left and woke channel there are plenty to choose.

@Pomegranate_David

13 күн бұрын

Yes they love the right wing grifters.

❤😊PUTIN THE GREAT.

They had 25% of the vote. Great victory! In seats.....

and they have the nerve to criticise Russian elections. 🤦‍♂️

"Apart from Macron, we're ok" - The Macron Party

Voting is useless. Send in the military.

@LKaramazov

15 күн бұрын

In America, the military is the source of the rot, along with the DoJ and the CIA.

@benholland1331

15 күн бұрын

The military is there weapon not the people

@LKaramazov

15 күн бұрын

@@Lyraorganum mmm I wonder if KZread deleted my post or if people out there can see it. I called the military the DoJ and the cia the source of the rot. Is KZread so compromised you can’t even make a simple statement?

@jamesjenkins3384

14 күн бұрын

They did during yellow vest. Saw a EU armored vehicle at the Eiffel Tower.

Let's be honest, Le Pen would have been a shit show a la Meloni. Her surprice embrace of israel sealed the deal.

nice "democracy" you got there, France

@1974Qball

15 күн бұрын

The West is TRASH!!

CORRECTION: Mélenchon is NOT pro American AT ALL. He has a History of welcoming Chilean leftist refugees in Evry under Pinochet as well as Argentinian refugees and received awards from there for doing so. He calls Americans “Gringos”, refuses to speak good English (his Spanish is fluent), calls himself proudly anti American and has good relationships with most leftist movements in Latin America (AMLO received him and Correira came to his conferences etcetc…). Sorry but this is a big mistake. (Glucksman you’re right, but he hates Melenchon and didn’t accept Melenchon s leadership because he thinks he’s antisemitic. He was just not asked his opinion cos he is not a director of the 3 top parties).

@fiizzy3884

15 күн бұрын

Thanks for that info, I don't know much about French politics and this is very interesting.

@gordanapleckovic7556

15 күн бұрын

This IS a right-wing commentary after all. To say that the system was created to stop the communists and than talk about the ragtag left-wing coalition trying to overcome the obstacles is cynical, to say the least. I don't have any illusions about the result and don't think it will change much, , but a democratic system should have the right and the left options

@randygraham926

15 күн бұрын

You're absolutely right, JeremAI. I was shocked by that comment from Alexander as it's clearly wrong. How can you be pro-American in France and anti- Project Ukraine? Plus Melenchon has a long history working with the actual left around the world -- not the Americans -- as you point out. Thank you for the clarification.

@littleconan7929

15 күн бұрын

He is not pro american... but has played the game of wokism made in USA in france. Quite funny for a man pretending to be an "anticapitalist"

@Tulkash01

15 күн бұрын

Did he? He was accused of being antisemitic because he supports the Palestinian cause but I’m not particularly aware of him being a fan of tokenism.

if i had a vote in france and i had given it to candidate b, and then candidate b GAVE MY VOTE to candidate c to subvert the majority vote, i would be truly FURIOUS!

@1974Qball

15 күн бұрын

If voting mattered they would let you do it.

@yolandascholten2012

15 күн бұрын

Is that how it works in France? Thanks for simplifying it.

10 millions de voix pour le RN contre 7 pour le NFP mais les circonscriptions sont soigneusement découpées pour faire gagner la gauche.

@littleconan7929

15 күн бұрын

Pfff Nawak. Faut juste admettre que l'élection a 2 tours n'est jamais favorable aux partis clivants. Et elle a un sens cette élection a deux tours car le député n'est pas qu'un votant à l'assemblée, on ne vote pas pour un parti mais un député qui représente une circonscription. On peut se demander a quoi sert cette représentation locale oui, mais dans ce cadre l'election à deux tours est parfaitement légitime.

Rigged, just like here in England. RIP democracies.

@In-hoc-signo-vinces

15 күн бұрын

Democracies suck so at least there is a silver lining

@frauleinhohenzollern8442

15 күн бұрын

Fuck democracy. Giving all the idiots a vote was the worst mistake possible.

@danielgyllenbreider

15 күн бұрын

Revolution is the only way forward. The anti-establishment parties we see mostly in the Collective West are not really interested in changing the system at its core. They play by the rules set up by the ruling class, playing the election game etc. This is why they constantly disappoint their supporters.

@redjelly8321

15 күн бұрын

I think the same. If people can’t see something is very wrong, there’s no helping them!🤔

@RoyalistCavalier

15 күн бұрын

Don't be sorry for Reform Uk because it is controlled opposition after all. Nigel Farage is not a nationalist or a patriot of Great Britain, he is a false prophet and an agent of the elite. Nigel Farage is a Manchurian politician created by the World Economic Forum and company to destroy and kill of the real patriot and nationalist go Great Britain and that was Nick Griffin and the British National Party. UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) aka Brexit Party aka Reform UK is controlled opposition in the same way that the Green Party is. The only true and real opposition in Great Britain is 1)The BNP (British National Party) and 2)The BFP (British First Party). Only the stupid ignorant and naive support the likes of Nigel Farage and Reform UK.

Alex really looks like he wasn't enjoying this particular stream

7:23 Melenchon is decidedly NOT pro-American.

@nellyjohnson7316

15 күн бұрын

But is he anti NATO?

Melechon is more pro-Soviet than pro-Russian he is probably more supportive of Russian interventiom in Ukraine than Le Pen who is the French version of Meloni

One can only imagine how crazy and tragic the Summer Olympics in France will be . I predict one huge tragedy after another in France and the rest of the West

@mattbeckelhymer1669

15 күн бұрын

@FunkyWinkerbean exactly

@zzbudzz

15 күн бұрын

@FunkyWinkerbean I have boycotted the world cup all my life ...

Political reality doesn’t reflect the true sentiment and wishes of the French population. Hell to democracy.

Same old, same kind of old

❤😊THE DURAN ARE SIMPLY THE BEST.

@skwish6401

15 күн бұрын

How best when both are agreeing to each other.

What exactly was Le Pen’s party going to change and improve for France? I wouldn’t trust that movement as far as I could throw it.

7:31 Jean-Luc Mélenchon deeply pro-American? What're you on about, Alexander? Did you misspeak?

Love now seeing all these far right wingers with their panties in a twist.

When Ukraine collapses will that precipitate an economic crisis in Europe?

You look at a map of how France voted, the entire country is Le Pen...except Paris.

A socialist that differentiates between communism and socialism is a Norwegian democrat

I doubt that many people outside of France are shocked ... To be shocked, one must expect a different outcome (or any outcome) beforehand.

The last popular front prime minister ended up in Buchenwald.

@Tchernoziuum

15 күн бұрын

@@ednorton47 and The First Popular Front from 1936 started the war with Germany in 1939. History repeats itself.

@ednorton47

15 күн бұрын

@FunkyWinkerbean Leon Blum was confined to Buchenwald Concentration Camp until his release in 1945.

@timjrgebn

15 күн бұрын

@@Tchernoziuum Who's Germany in this scenario?...

@Tchernoziuum

15 күн бұрын

@@timjrgebn Considering that there is a Cia "neocons russophobic zionist" agent in this NFP, Russia is their new target.

@GunShark0

15 күн бұрын

​@@timjrgebn if it is not Germany itself, it will be the US.

RIGGED is all you need to say.

Rip Britain Rip France Rip USA Rip Canada

@natalya2088

15 күн бұрын

And RIP Germany 🇩🇪

@gyorgyor7765

15 күн бұрын

Don't be so dramatic.

@lyndacompton1846

15 күн бұрын

Looks that way and I think it's done on purpose

@NorthernObserver

15 күн бұрын

@@gyorgyor7765oh yeah? Then when do we take power from these traitors? 5 years. 10 years 25 years. 100 years? How much longer can the rot continue.

@mejust8392

15 күн бұрын

Good riddance. Hegemonic Empire is past its sell by date.

De Gaulle initiated the immigration of Africans to France from France's former colonies. This, in order for the Africans to work in French assembly lines, and in coal mines during the "Trente Glorieuses" while France was guaranteed access to African resources that would enable France to become a "Puissance nucleaire", and get oil and gas at a price dictated by France. I am appalled by Western commentators' blind spot, or ignorance about the main reasons behind Africans' migration to France. The Le Pen family loathes African immigrants in their country, but they too go to Africa to get funded by their beloeved dictators who are the sources of ordinary Africans' torment. Sickening.

@Pomegranate_David

13 күн бұрын

Alexander loves Le Pen and Farage because he misses the old days of Western imperialism and subjugation of the savage hordes of the colonies. I don't watch him anymore as his blind spot of the absolute necessity for the colonised nations to fight for their land back is not on his radar. Putin gets it totally so why don't the Duran boys get it?

How does Alexander Mercouris know all these facts about French and Russian, USA politics and dynamics, and mind you so intimately, how does he do it?

@themsmloveswar3985

15 күн бұрын

He has contacts, and devours knowledge.

@user-oh8jj8ht1s

15 күн бұрын

I think he must have a staff that helps. Can't imagine him getting all this informaytion on his own every single day.

@lewstherintelamon1377

15 күн бұрын

He talks to people. But to be fair, he did say that Melenchon is pro-American (7:23), which is wrong, so it's not like he's infallible.

@jetb

15 күн бұрын

Melenchon may not be pro American….but he will fall into line…like a good little soldier.

@danielgyllenbreider

15 күн бұрын

Its not rocket science.

To stop Le Pen, "they've created chaos" --- as if Le Pen in the (non-absolute) majority would not have been chaos. The responsible thing would have been "to allow Le Pen to govern?" No one prevented her from persuading the voters to vote for her party. Having said that, great analysis overall. Lots of perceptive observations that no one else makes, yet perfectly true. (What's up with these other analysts? Why don't they know any of this history?)

❤😊RUSSIA CONTINUES TO DOMINATE.

Bonjour de France. That was a very nice coup by the french establishment. Since the birth of our Vth Republic, the party which wins the first round, with more than 30%, ALWAYS has the majority after the second round. For the first time, the losers of the first round put themselves together in order to steal the victory... So we have a country, where the political ideas from the right have never been so high, with probably a Prime minister from the left... Voters like me are furious about that. All the mass medias were against us, the football players, the unions, the artists... Better deadlock the country than a right wing bonapartist party... It was a big mistake. The votes will grow until 2027.

@Tchernoziuum

15 күн бұрын

Le NFP a bien servi Necron. Et je vois que l'on a ici, les mêmes débiles anti fascistes qui croient se battre contre la Haineuh que nous avons en France. Regardez les commentaires des gauchos.

@kencollins6324

15 күн бұрын

Revolution is the only answer that is left.

@Nerwesta

15 күн бұрын

"probably a Prime minister from the left... Voters like me are furious about that." Cope and seethe.

@littleconan7929

15 күн бұрын

No. Mass media were not only against RN. You lack of some memory. Accusation of antisemitism have been repeated against LFI by all the media. Just admit that RN is a group that has a solid base but many people also hate this group. And it is not by speakin only of immigration that they will change this image in a drastic manner.

@Nerwesta

15 күн бұрын

@@littleconan7929 J'en peux plus ils essayent de faire leur petites victimes dans les commentaires de Droitards ici. Y a qu'à voir comment le Pen a été applaudie par le MEDEF, le putain de MEDEF pour bien comprendre qu'elle est autant anti-système que mon chat. Qu'on vienne m'appeler si Mélenchon a un aussi bon accueil, tous les éditocrates n'ont fait que taper sur LFI pendant près de 10 mois.

Melenchon is 73. People don't change their ideas at 73! Just like Lula da Silva didn't.

@fundidoarrojo269

15 күн бұрын

Good.

@randygraham926

15 күн бұрын

What is Melenchon supposed to change to? 🤔Macron is 46 -- is he about to change his ideas? Absolutely NOT!!! 😁 These guys, Melenchon and Lula, are spring chickens compared to the senile fossils running the U.S. Empire. 😂

@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179

15 күн бұрын

Both Melenchon and Lula are great Also Jeremy Corbyn, the only good Brit left.

@l.w.paradis2108

15 күн бұрын

Next month 73, yes.

The biggest difference between Syriza and the French Popular Front is that France is a much more powerful economy than Greece was. The main reason Syriza failed at governing is that the Germans and the Bundesbank demanded they implement draconian austerity in exchange for continuing to have access to the line of credit. This is all well-documented by Syriza's finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, who was not a particularly good politician, but who remains one of the greatest intellectuals in Europe. It is hard to imagine that the same play can be recapitulated here. France is not Greece, and 2024 is not 2014. This doesn't mean that the FP won't fall on its face, but the parallel with Syriza is a bit misleading.

Thank you, gentlemen ❤ You are the best 👍🏻💯

You can’t discount anti-racism as a reason for the strong opposition to the National Front. French people of color and their allies have a great fear of the NF taking over and the results with regards to their personal safety.

@user-oh8jj8ht1s

15 күн бұрын

They are racstt against Whts and want to keep replcng them. They know perfctly welll they aren't in dangrr of anything, they just want "their kinds" to keep replcngg the Whtes.

@user-oh8jj8ht1s

15 күн бұрын

"Antircsm" is code for antiwhtte. They all want Whttes gone from the plannet. Why?

@user-oh8jj8ht1s

15 күн бұрын

So they can attck whts and you can't say the whtes persnnl safetty is threatnd but the can baselesssly claim they are "in dangrr" fr whttes? Its all so tyresome.

@user-oh8jj8ht1s

15 күн бұрын

They don't "fear for their saffety," they want whttes to disapppear fr Frnce and wrldwide. They are the raycstts.

@user-oh8jj8ht1s

15 күн бұрын

So whttes are dispprng wrldwde yet its everyone else who is in "dangerr"?

❤😊MANY THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE WITH US RAIN OR SHINE.

They won nothing. Macron won. He is exaclty at the center. No law can be passed without his group's agreement, neither from the right or the left. As for the governement, Macron may choose someone from the right (only a RN + NFP alliance would be able to deny him this possibility) or most certainly choose someone like Glucksman as prime minister. Glucksman is a 100% match with Macron. LFI would only have minor ministers in this configuration that they cannot really refuse (otherwise, they will have nothing). And by the way RN also has ideas compatible with Macron (only RN elector think RN is a game changer). French policy is locked from the start and little groups have been erased in this election.

As a frenchman, I think that the analysis of the french elections provided by Alexandet is absolutely clever and accurate.

You both need more experience with Canadian politics. The current Liberal government has a working deal with the NDP and these two parties f***ing hate each others more then the conservatives, yet they still horse trade and work together in a minority parliament, without an actual coalition. These kind of arrangements are actually more productive then safe majority government. Applying this experience to France's current Parliament the Popular Front can get alot more done then one would expect via horse trading instead of coalition with more accountablity to go with it.

Christofarou is so butthurt 😂😂

As a French I commend your excellent understanding of French politics. The reason why Melenchon wont make an alliance with Le Pen like the Communists did with De Gaulle is because he is controlled opposition. Yet his little leftie comrades want to show Melenchon the exit because he never was strongly against Russia and is not a big friend of what is going on in Gaza either.

@Pomegranate_David

13 күн бұрын

So Melenchon is on the right side of history you say? Pardon my pun of course.

WHEN will we EVER ditch these corrupt systems that do not reflect or represent the populace. we NEED to advocate LOUD and STRONG and PERSISTENT for a proportional representation system. yes, we will have DIVERSITY in government, but at least every voter will be represented in fair portion............ this system of ours SUCKS.

@whensonzhou4174

15 күн бұрын

As the Alexander says, the system is designed to preserved status quo. Either revolution or external forces could change it.

I've been waiting for this since last night.

Ha ha not shocked at all ....was clear what was going to happen.same game as when Chirac was kept in power..... great day for France....

Very interesting development for me to see as a right winger. NR didn’t win but they did nearly double seats in Parliament 🤷‍♀️

Why exactly should 'they' have just 'let Le Pen's Party govern', Alex? More than two-thirds of the French people did not vote for her. Should France adopt the British system?? Frankly, Le Pen didn't help herself by *refusing to govern* in any Coalition, even if her Party came first, unless she had an absolute Majority - something probably *impossible* to achieve in French politics ever again! (Macron may previously have been the largest Party, but did not have a Majority since 2022 either.) And it's important to remember that Le Pen herself would NOT have become Prime Minister in any event - that would have been Jordan Bardella, a *28-year-old with NO experience* (other than as an MEP - he's not even a Member of the French Parliament!)... who just happens to be dating Marine Le Pen's Niece! The French hate Nepotism more than most.

The World is changing faster all the time gentlemen thank you very much for keeping up with it to keep me grounded in reality. I’m hoping for more SCO and BRICS+ and ARAB LEAGUE videos in the future as the Western decline continues to pick up pace.

I think it would be a good policy for all politicians who are voted out from their positions to have to serve as janitors in schools for three years after they've been voted out.

I'm french speaking Belgian, very attentive to french politics and this is an excellent and accurate discussion

I wasn't shocked. Well, I don't have a television . . . 😅

❤😊THANK YOU AND TAKE CARE.

Melanchon is not pro american and you also say he's a radical,how so ? Examples please.

I love Greek people and you thank you for being on the side of truth and justice

Alexander is right. It is probably the last time they can use the vichy comparaison with Le Pen. Just because the current and the upcoming generations of people, won't have a clue what Vichy was, they are all dumb down not to know history. We are bound to win eventually. Vive la France