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|OT| French Presidential Elect 2017 - La France est toujours insoumise; Le Pen loses
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the_sun_king
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Can't even argue with this as an American.
Good job, France! Hopefully the rest of the western world can follow your example in the years to come.
Palette Swap
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Yeah, that hot story between Emmanuel-kun and Trudeau-sempai is going to write itself.
I bet you do.
IIRC, over 30% of viewers thought she was better than Macron.
I don't think it changed anything, a lot of people* behind her have thought she was doing great... and definitively fit to govern.
(*) not all, though, but I've even heard Macron's supporters saying she had been better.
TheOctodad
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S/He literally startsthat post by saying s/he's not American...
The first 4 words of his sentence are "I am not american". Vote for who?
gutter_trash
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So. what country is next up for an election with a nutjob in it?
TheLaughingStock
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Congrats to Macron and his team.
Together their hotness level is over 9000!!!
Germany in September. They have AfD running. I don't know if they have decided on who the nutjob will be, though.
Mass_Pincup
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Hopefully none of these people will be coming here now.
Usually this kind of poeple never visit another country in their lifetime.
travisbickle
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Muffin1611
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Though it can't really get worse than it already is there, I think.
gutter_trash
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UK hasn't been relevant since Brexit.
They are an island on their own.
Appointments, yes. Treaties, no -- those require a two-thirds vote, so the Democrats can block treaties even now.
I'm following up on this because I guess it's important to make this point : We are too depolitizing the whole EU issue because of national-populists who just to get out to implement a xenophobic capitalism within their borders. They don't support democracy so of course they're not pro-EU, they stand against any effort to peace, but we already accept them in EU (Orban) so here are the contradictions too).
"pro-EU" only means in his case that he supports and likes most of the treaties that implemented a shade of federalism with ordoliberalism economic framework (even if he isn't as harsh as a Merkel-Schauble, see his stance on the Greek crisis). You can be "pro-EU" and still want to change what is behind the EU (federalism or just cooperation of States, ordoliberalism or another approach...). There is more in the Europe issue than just being pro and against and we shouldn't restrict the debate too much because we can discuss, even with strong disagreements, the public policies and laws that rule the EU and our countries. It isn't some kind of wonderland.
whyamihere
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Ouch (yellow is Macron, blue is Le Pen)
According to Trump, neither were 3 million who voted last time.
JonnyDBrit
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Ouch (yellow is Macron, blue is Le Pen)
Two short of the result Jeb! would have gotten.
(Nah but seriously, it's nice at least that the baseline support for Macron is widespread. Should make it easier for the country to accept his Presidency)
gutter_trash
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Jeb!Ouch (yellow is Macron, blue is Le Pen)
Reminds me of
I physically recoiled.
Reading a lot of english-speaking reactions on twitter, it's crazy how misinformed most of them were on the election. Maybe the foreign medias didn't do a good job covering it, because if you had followed the ultimate week there were no doubts Le Pen would lose.
Between her big fumbles on economy and the francs, her disastrous and laughable performance at the debate and Macron's solid performance, she exposed herself as no fit at all to take the presidency. Yet a lot of people were excpecting it to be close, are saying Macron will be the death of France...
Between her big fumbles on economy and the francs, her disastrous and laughable performance at the debate and Macron's solid performance, she exposed herself as no fit at all to take the presidency. Yet a lot of people were excpecting it to be close, are saying Macron will be the death of France...
TheLostBigBoss
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Ouch (yellow is Macron, blue is Le Pen)
J E B !
Empyrean Heaven
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You know what, good on Trump for tweeting his congratulations, hollow as they may be. He could have spouted about Macron running a horrible campaign or that the vote was rigged, but he swallowed his pride and took the L.
Ouch (yellow is Macron, blue is Le Pen)
It lacks data and nuance haha but I have the right map !
see, we had the same things in america
SymbiantXenos
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Was probably written by a staff member.
whyamihere
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Jebra, Jebra, Jebra
Michael F. Assbender
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It lacks data and nuance haha but I have the right map !
So it's a brutal ass-kicking, but with some lovely lavender thrown in for good measure.
Empyrean Heaven
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It lacks data and nuance haha but I have the right map !
Wait, France-owned territories get a vote?
WHAT A FUCKING CONCEPT!!!
BriareosGAF
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The NYT Q&A today with their Paris correspondents was pretty funny.
Q: How big a story is the hacking?
A: No one in France really seems to care that much, plus the media blackout made it mistimed.
Q: What about the Obama recommendation?
A: No one in France really seems to care that much.
Q: But seriously the hacking?
A: NO ONE IN FRANCE GIVES A SHIT.
The way she acted at the debate was badly received universally, even amongst her supporters. She made a mockery of the presidency, and in France it was a big deal. I don't know if you can compare it like that.
Those comments might be the poshest thing I've ever read on twitter. Is this a joke between anti-leave folks or is the stereotype so close to the truth?
edit: and what the fuck is up with that jeb thing people keep saying
what is going on
Portugeezer
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I think France made the right choice, well done.
wild wild rice
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Lol exactly
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