Yeah, kinda like anything even mildly public-oriented has "conservatives" screaming "Communism!"
France Elections
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To be fair, a lot of people I see on 'the left' scream that there's only the far right and no real, old school middle right. Same said about "the right" about the far left.
Sadly there's too many on either end and not enough of us in the middle. Or maybe we're just not loud enough.
This lawfare is insane, the same as they do to Trump and Bolsonaro.
Le Pen is being targeted just like every popular Conservative Leader.
It's getting to a point where people may have to pick up gun to take their country back. We will see after this next US election how motivated people are.
Le Pen is being targeted just like every popular Conservative Leader.
It's getting to a point where people may have to pick up gun to take their country back. We will see after this next US election how motivated people are.
That’s the thing about us in the middle. Everybody thinks that they are in the middle.
I think I’m in the middle (I’m probably not but I think that). You think you’re in the middle (you may be, or you may not be). Everybody on this forum thinks that they are in the middle (they may or may not be).
I admit I'm left on things, and right on things. So Middle... eh, sort of? Depends on the Subject.
I am left leaning on some issues and right on some (more) issues. Not far right or far left on anything (IMHO).
We are all the middle to ourselves.
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Liberal Party watches in horror as French centrists fail to turn fear of right-wing maniacs into unending political power for themselves
“How can people who are terrified not vote for the bland comfort of centrism? Bland comfort is literally the only thing we offer.”
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No reallymore like FAR LEFT nutter.
Far left? Hell no, they're as crazy as you are!
A top French trade union leader on Thursday urged President Emmanuel Macron to let a left-wing alliance govern after it came first in a legislative election, hinting that any alternative could be met with protests during the Paris Olympics.Looks like the warm-up to the Paris Olympics, just over two weeks away.
In his first public comments since the New Popular Front (NFP) beat his own centrist camp into second place in Sunday's election, Macron said on Wednesday that "no one had won" and asked "republican forces" to form a "solid majority" to govern.
(The NFP doesn’t include Macron)
That has been understood to mean he wants a coalition, opens new tab of centrists and moderate parties from the NFP, such as the Socialists and Greens, excluding the hard-left insurgent party France Unbowed which he deems beyond the respectable spectrum.
Macron's comments have been met with howls of anger on the left, including from the railway workers' branch of the CGT, which responded by calling for protests on July 18, the day when the newly elected parliament is scheduled to convene.
Sophie Binet, leader of the CGT union, said Macron was in denial about the result of the election and should appoint as prime minister whoever the NFP picks. Members of the alliance have been trying all week to agree on a name and a strategy to govern without a majority.
It said the protests should take place in front of prefectures, the seats of state authority all around the country, and in front of the National Assembly in Paris, to demand that the NFP form a government.
Binet said "all of us should take part in these gatherings to keep the National Assembly under scrutiny and ensure that the people's vote is respected," hinting that protests could continue during the Olympics if Macron did not comply.
"At this stage, we haven't planned any strikes during the Olympics, but if Macron continues to throw petrol on to the flames," she said, without finishing her sentence. The Olympics start on July 26.
Options for government include a broad coalition, a minority government or a technocratic government led by a non-politically affiliated person, which would seek to pass laws in parliament on a case-by-case basis, with ad hoc agreements.
What's going on here? Qatari military armoured vehicles circulate in the streets of Paris 
The outgoing premier and his team would "handle day-to-day business until a new government is named", the Elysee Palace said.
"For this period to come to an end as quickly as possible, it is up to republican forces to work together to build unity," it added, referring to mainstream political parties but excluding the “far” right and “hard” left. (?????)
France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government on Tuesday, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said.
French politics have been in gridlock since an inconclusive snap election earlier this month, with parties in the National Assembly scrambling to put together a governing coalition and no successor to Attal in sight.
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10 days to the fun&games in Paris. The outgoing premier and his team would "handle day-to-day business until a new government is named", the Elysee Palace said.
Macron and Attal, observers say, are still hoping to find a right-of-centre majority in parliament that would keep both the LFI and the far-right RN out of any new coalition. Macron still has almost three years to go as president before elections in 2027, when far-right leader Marine Le Pen is expected to make a fresh bid for power.
"For this period to come to an end as quickly as possible, it is up to republican forces to work together to build unity," it added, referring to mainstream political parties but excluding the “far” right and “hard” left. (?????)
France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government on Tuesday, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said.
French politics have been in gridlock since an inconclusive snap election earlier this month, with parties in the National Assembly scrambling to put together a governing coalition and no successor to Attal in sight.
French PM takes on caretaker role in deadlocked France — AFP News
France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said.
10 days to the fun&games in Paris. The outgoing premier and his team would "handle day-to-day business until a new government is named", the Elysee Palace said.
Macron and Attal, observers say, are still hoping to find a right-of-centre majority in parliament that would keep both the LFI and the far-right RN out of any new coalition. Macron still has almost three years to go as president before elections in 2027, when far-right leader Marine Le Pen is expected to make a fresh bid for power.