Can someone explain this France thing to me like I’m 5?

[Js1 82948]

Just now, Bateshorn said:

I have a French friend who told me that due to the two rounds of voting, it’s pretty typical for the first round to be “Vote your heart” and the second to be “vote your head”.  Macron was gambling the Left wouldn’t unify and his party would be the beneficiary.  That didn’t happen, but the French turned out in droves to vote against the far right. 

Round 2 is basically

[RDCanecutter 25890]

2 hours ago, miguelito said:

Wow, they even have their own Boobert and MTG.

Y'a des cons partout.

[Vegas64 640]

GLad that the far right nazi RN's lost, but Macron's centrist party was the real loser here (to the left's amazing and astonishing win). Centrists lost a third of their seats in a referendum against Macron. He's basically a lame-duck president for 3 years now until his term ends in 2027.

This was interesting too, France’s former president François Hollandewon a seat with the left-leaning coalition group.

[GopherRock 1760]

https://apnews.com/article/france-le-pen-investigation-financing-election-b318d93e436e68b9471d13f4c6f374a3?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Fraud and forgery, among others. 

Edited July 9 by GopherRock

[Longhorn_Fan68 33708]

fuck nazis

[Creasy Bear 665]

Sad times for France. Soon there will be 90% tax rate on those making over €400,000. 

[TwiceHorn 30834]

3 minutes ago, Creasy Bear said:

Sad times for France. Soon there will be 90% tax rate on those making over €400,000. 

Based on?  Show your work.

[Creasy Bear 665]

3 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Based on?  Show your work.

https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/french-left-wingers-prepare-to-govern-with-90-percent-tax-on-rich-f39txdmzs

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13614051/Frances-radical-left-wing-coalition-tax-rate-rich-election-triumph.html

https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report-international/france-leftists-plans-include-90-top-marginal-income-tax-rate

https://news.sky.com/story/the-left-wing-french-coalition-hoping-to-raise-minimum-wage-and-slap-price-controls-on-petrol-13175395

[Pato del Muerto 52036]

But they don’t have a majority

[Neonmoon 38126]

13 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

But they don’t have a majority

But how will the millionaires scare the poor?

[Js1 82948]

7 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

But they don’t have a majority

Ever notice how when the “left” proposes anything, it’s 100% settled that it’s going to happen. But something like “project 2025” is just fringe group nonsense that means nothing

Every group proposes things and then you meet somewhere in the middle. It’s called politics. And yes, the French left will have to compromise because they don’t have a majority. 

[Js1 82948]

Well that's fun

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The far-right National Rally party, whose formal leader is Marine Le Pen, known for her pro-Russian views, is outraged that they did not win any key positions in the National Assembly after the election.

Today, July 20, France elected the heads of eight standing committees of the lower house of the French parliament. The bloc of the current president Emmanuel Macron united with a coalition of leftists and even the right-wing Republican party to prevent Le Pen's party from gaining important positions.

 

Also the left won a bunch of key leadership positions when the centrists left early to go to bed

 

[bolverk 29036]

Meanwhile, in Paris, over 1,000 drones float in the formation of Marianne next to the Eiffel Tower lit in the colors of Ukraine.