Selfies in Sarcelles?
He is playing ball too!
Selfies in Sarcelles?
Where was it, a 3 star restaurant with some elitists laughing at some unfortunates while munching on caviar?I expect a positive post from Stan after Macron's last visit.
Where was it, a 3 star restaurant with some elitists laughing at some unfortunates while munching on caviar?
So....Macron's wonderful is he? What makes you all so convinced about that?
This is someone who was not only a wealthy investment banker but part of Hollande's lot too i.e. same old "establishment" type of candidate as before. Admittedly he speaks well but other than that what on earth makes anyone think he'll be an improvement on what's gone before him. I just don't see it at all.
So....Macron's wonderful is he? What makes you all so convinced about that?
This is someone who was not only a wealthy investment banker but part of Hollande's lot too i.e. same old "establishment" type of candidate as before. Admittedly he speaks well but other than that what on earth makes anyone think he'll be an improvement on what's gone before him. I just don't see it at all.
Well yes, you can if you wish, but the reason I was asking about Macron is because he has just won the first round (so most popular) and he seems to be the thread favourite. He's also the only one I have heard speak.I'm not convinced by Macron but if we use his background then we should do the same with Le Pen who is the daughter of a millionaire politician who grew up in Paris prettiest suburb.
Well yes, you can if you wish, but the reason I was asking about Macron is because he has just won the first round (so most popular) and he seems to be the thread favourite. He's also the only one I have heard speak.
Yeah but Le Pen is richer than Macron but at least Macron worked for it so most people don't really care about it. On the other end Le Pen is member of a negationist party, with a xenophobic discourse. Macron isn't perfect, everyone has doubts but unlike Le Pen, you can give him the benefit of doubts.
Thinking about it Macron's biggest problem is going to be that his power will be fairly limited even if he gets a good result during the parliamentary elections. He'll struggle to get any of his reforms done.
You keep mentioning Le Pen but he took the highest percentage of votes when there were 4 candidates. So again, what is it that everyone sees in him that made him the best of 4 candidates? I am assuming it was because he is a centrist....that is to say there is the least opposition to him because his views are bland. Can't see any other reason he would appeal. Of course I may be missing something about him.
Do you think he's quite likely to steer clear of the assembly elections, saying he'll just work with whatever he's given? Or try and influence it in some way?It depends, he intends to use presidential ordinances and it is rumored that his prime minister will be a member of the republicans, I guess that it will be someone close to Juppé who is pretty close to center right.
Do you think he's quite likely to steer clear of the assembly elections, saying he'll just work with whatever he's given? Or try and influence it in some way?
Oh wow, that had completely passed me by!En Marche will be/is a political party and they are presenting 570 candidates, so the goal is to take the assembly.
It depends, he intends to use presidential ordinances and it is rumored that his prime minister will be a member of the republicans, I guess that it will be someone close to Juppé who is pretty close to center right.
I didn’t know that. Thats interesting.
I'm not good with these things. The legislative are a lot more partisan than the presidential, so I guess that a lot of people who voted for Le Pen during the presidential will vote for their traditional party but if I was to bet I would say 15% max, so between 80-90 seats out of 577.
It's probably a gross overestimation though.
I have no idea but I would have thought people would vote for their traditional party.
I was thinking back to the 2002 election when JM Le Pen came second in the presidential elections and was only 3% behind Chirac in the first round vote but 64% behind in the second round vote and they ended up with no seats.
I know times have changed and mood is a bit different but ..
The two round system should block them in most places though, right? Depends how their vote is distributed I suppose and how the likely rise in votes for the Republicans and fall for the PS will affect them.You are probably right, even in 2012 their relatively big score gave them 2 seats if I'm not mistaken. I'm also probably completely off the mark because I didn't took "Les insoumis" into account and my skepticism concerning the PS blurs my mind. So yeah 15% is over the top.
I still see a big influx though.
You are probably right, even in 2012 their relatively big score gave them 2 seats if I'm not mistaken. I'm also probably completely off the mark because I didn't took "Les insoumis" into account and my skepticism concerning the PS blurs my mind. So yeah 15% is over the top.
I still see a big influx though.
I'm not a fan of his politics but I'll certainly take it over Le Pen.So....Macron's wonderful is he? What makes you all so convinced about that?
This is someone who was not only a wealthy investment banker but part of Hollande's lot too i.e. same old "establishment" type of candidate as before. Admittedly he speaks well but other than that what on earth makes anyone think he'll be an improvement on what's gone before him. I just don't see it at all.
Circumstances gave him free reign all the way from center left to center right. Fillon had it in the bag until the scandals broke through and is far away from center, Hamon is quite far left, offers little alternative to Mélenchon and couldn't even unite his party around him.You keep mentioning Le Pen but he took the highest percentage of votes when there were 4 candidates. So again, what is it that everyone sees in him that made him the best of 4 candidates? I am assuming it was because he is a centrist....that is to say there is the least opposition to him because his views (policies) are bland. Can't see any other reason he would appeal. Of course I may be missing something about him.
So Le Pen has quietly dropped her pledge to exit the euro and backed away from calling an EU referendum within six months as they were losing her support. Integrity,
I think the French people are more intelligent that us lot.So Le Pen has quietly dropped her pledge to exit the euro and backed away from calling an EU referendum within six months as they were losing her support. Integrity,
I think the French people are more intelligent that us lot.
Wtf is this I thought this election was all over?
French Election consists of two rounds. In first round they whittle the candidates down to two and in second round - which is a few weeks after first round - the people vote from the two candidates.Wtf is this I thought this election was all over?
@JPRouve @Paul the Wolf
It might be a bit too early but could you recommend a source for polls that deal with the election of the parliament later this spring? (It is in spring, isn't it?) I'm most interested in how much the FN could expect but also how much En Marche might get.
Many TIA.