Thanks, I hadn't paid attention to him before tonight. I don't know who this guy was on France 2 who spoke for him but it was as ridiculous as MLP. Rambled about what a great platform of patriots they are, they'll be a political force and all that nationalist BS.
French Elections 2017
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You can tell he's had 2 weeks to process that he'll be president; he was much more emotional after the 1st round.
They imposed a state of emergency, which has reduced civil liberties. It is the kind of response you would appreciate, I'm sure
Why is Macron 'marching' alone in the dark to meet his supporters? They say it's to resemble Mitterand but why did Mitterand do something like this?
He (EM) didn't look happy during the walk. More as if he realizes what a shit job in terms of expectations awaits him.
He (EM) didn't look happy during the walk. More as if he realizes what a shit job in terms of expectations awaits him.
Who would give a vote for the national fecking front is beyond my comprehension. This election has mainly been about the lesser of two evils but even then Le Pen comes out on top and it's scary to see that a large number (in context of what the national front stand for) voted for her.
Imagine being this wrong.
I sounded like a total dick in that response I know, sorry if I came across like that but I was genuinely curious as to the measures the government was taking cause I still don't feel it's enough.They imposed a state of emergency, which has reduced civil liberties. It is the kind of response you would appreciate, I'm sure
On the other hand, the pyramid looming behind him is as Mitterand as it gets
The % of these people is very low.
That's one of the mysteries to me. Why is FN so strong in communities close to the borders to Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy? So many French people commute to Germany for work and yet these communities vote so strongly for FN.
'Near Belgium' - Northern France has to be considered as one of the poorest areas in France: deindustrualisation, high unemployment rate..
Near Germany - Eastern, deindustrualisation
Near Italy- Southern France is the core of the development of the FN: more racism, issues with a part of the French people coming from Northern-Africa
Near Switzerland - Macron won easily
I almost feel kind of sorry for them, presuming they still thought Le Pen was going to win.
It's theatre:
1. He knows he won easily essentially because the voters didn't want Le Pen
2. Put in another way, he wants to send the signal 'The situation is critical'
He sets the scene: he will take take some decisions (like destroying the Labour code) by reasoned order without 'Democratic Dialogue'.
I guess that's dependent on the individual community. I have some communities in mind which were portrayed in German media where I need to re-check the numbers but was smitten by the outcome of the 1st round.
That's one of the mysteries to me. Why is FN so strong in communities close to the borders to Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy? So many French people commute to Germany for work and yet these communities vote so strongly for FN.
In the north you have former mining areas with a lot of people that didn't managed to upgrade or modify their competences and in the south east, you have a lot of Algeria colons descendants who are quite bitter when it comes to north africans.
I like that they've been so open about it though. Now got solid backing to call them and Farage out for the wannabe blackshirts that they are.I almost feel kind of sorry for them, presuming they still thought Le Pen was going to win.
"What us, racist or xenophobic, how dare you call us that!"
Pull the other one.
"Obsessed with WW2, not us!"
Ok right.
Or, you know, they could want the anti EU candidate, considering they are an organization that lobbies against the EU.
Apparently she's now pro-EU
Makes sense, she steals a decent wage for them...
The main campaign for Outers in the UK, Vote Leave, were backing Macron. Because they aren't fascist sympathisers.
It did! I was almost expecting an image of Mitterand to be blended into the scene.On the other hand, the pyramid looming behind him is as Mitterand as it gets
Are you a fortune teller? And what has walking in the dark like Mitterand has to do with making France more competitive or knowing he won easily?
Another way to present how voters from now eliminated candidates voted today.
Am I seeing things or did some Le Pen voters switch to Macron?Another way to present how voters from now eliminated candidates voted today.
EDIT some went the other way 2-probably duped by the hacking thing
Looks like Le Pen has won only 2 départements Pas-de-Calais 52.05% and Aisne 52.91%
Macron took obviously 90% in Paris. Wow. I bow to you, Paris!
Bordeaux 84%+ and Nantes 86%+ and Rennes 88%+
Guess the people who actually live in Paris have no problem with how much the government is doing regarding terrorism
Interesting trend to this graph
It's clearer in this image with the tabular format: 2% of 1st-round MLP voters voted now for EM, and 1% of previous EM voters now for MLP.
Fantastic results too. I need to check out more tomorrow, e.g. Strasbourg, Nice and of course Marseille.
Guess the people who actually live in Paris have no problem with how much the government is doing regarding terrorism
The truth is that people abroad are seemingly more traumatized by terrorism than french themselves, it's not really part of our day to day life.
It's clearer in this image with the tabular format: 2% of 1st-round MLP voters voted now for EM, and 1% of previous EM voters now for MLP.
Fantastic results too. I need to check out more tomorrow, e.g. Strasbourg, Nice and of course Marseille.
Strasbourg 81% Nice 60% , Marseille not yet
Yes, it's a confusing truth that applies to the country itself, with rural areas seemingly more worried about it.
I'm in a large rural area, and no-one seems worried about it here either
@JPRouve @Paul the Wolf and anybody else being French, are on the brink of being French (when will you get your passport, Paul?) or being married to a French person:
How did you perceive EM's speeches, the one in the studio and the one at the Louvre? Was it political BS, did he say anything that surprised you (negatively or positively), was he specific enough, was he inclusive enough, did he come across as trustworthy? Any thoughts are welcome, TIA.
How did you perceive EM's speeches, the one in the studio and the one at the Louvre? Was it political BS, did he say anything that surprised you (negatively or positively), was he specific enough, was he inclusive enough, did he come across as trustworthy? Any thoughts are welcome, TIA.
Guess the people who actually live in Paris have no problem with how much the government is doing regarding terrorism
I shouldn't laugh but Ah, proud of Bordeaux
Heh, polls for the second round taken before the first round were pretty much bang on!
I've sent my application off but it could take up to a year to get it - I'll announce it with great joy if and when I do.
I haven't seen much on TV as my wife wanted to watch a film
so I'll catch up with it a bit later and let you know tomorrow