France is not accustomed to building political coalitions in the manner of, for example, Germany. The French two-round run-off system is specifically designed to create parliamentary majorities for stable government. Normally this would have been the RN, but because of Macron’s backroom deals with the left to block them, the present chaos is the result.
The fear — manufactured or real — of the RN, its leader Marine Le Pen and its president Jordan Bardella, led to hasty alliances with Mélenchon and the Communists. Incredibly, what no one seems to have considered is that Mélenchon is just as extreme to the left as Le Pen is to the right.
On the economy, LFI proposes to bring the retirement age back down to 60 and “restore” an effective work week of 35 hours (32 for arduous or overnight jobs); legally, France has a 35-hour work week, but employees work more on average. The party also wants a 90 per cent top marginal tax rate, and to limit tax-free inheritance.
For France’s energy future, they plan to move to 100 per cent renewable energy while getting rid of nuclear at the same time. All this while nationalizing France’s largest energy providers Électricité de France (EDF) and Engie. Good luck with that.
LFI is Eurosceptic and considers the European Union a neo-liberal enterprise. It is also anti-NATO, staunchly pro-Palestinian and never could condemn the October 7 attacks without also blaming Israel. As it stands, France is more divided than ever before, with a parliament in total disarray and a raging leftist demanding and perhaps protesting his way to political influence.
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The fear — manufactured or real — of the RN, its leader Marine Le Pen and its president Jordan Bardella, led to hasty alliances with Mélenchon and the Communists. Incredibly, what no one seems to have considered is that Mélenchon is just as extreme to the left as Le Pen is to the right.
On the economy, LFI proposes to bring the retirement age back down to 60 and “restore” an effective work week of 35 hours (32 for arduous or overnight jobs); legally, France has a 35-hour work week, but employees work more on average. The party also wants a 90 per cent top marginal tax rate, and to limit tax-free inheritance.
For France’s energy future, they plan to move to 100 per cent renewable energy while getting rid of nuclear at the same time. All this while nationalizing France’s largest energy providers Électricité de France (EDF) and Engie. Good luck with that.
LFI is Eurosceptic and considers the European Union a neo-liberal enterprise. It is also anti-NATO, staunchly pro-Palestinian and never could condemn the October 7 attacks without also blaming Israel. As it stands, France is more divided than ever before, with a parliament in total disarray and a raging leftist demanding and perhaps protesting his way to political influence.
Adam Pankratz: France's emboldened lunatic left keeps nation without a prime minister — National Post
Macron's hard-left bedfellows are using their newfound influence to steep their parliament in chaos
