The French people don’t want more neoliberal remedies and there is no parliamentary majority for them, but Macron has nothing else to offer – something has to give. C.J. Polychroniou is a political economist/political scientist […]
Macron’s feeble attempt to recognise the state of Palestine envisioned a Batustan type state, but even that was unacceptable to the US and Israel. Thierry Brésillon is an independent journalist based in Tunis since April […]
‘New French prime minister Michel Barnier wants to cut the budget deficit, but the president and his allies are resisting all talk of tax increases. They’re dead set on spending cuts — and to pass […]
‘Saturday saw protests across France after Emmanuel Macron named conservative Michel Barnier as prime minister. The decision fueled claims that Macron had ignored July’s election result — but has also put the victorious left-wing alliance […]
‘Emmanuel Macron has ruled out appointing a government led by the biggest force in parliament, the left-wing New Popular Front. His refusal confirms a case long made by the Left: it’s time to get rid […]
It’s an exciting moment in France for the left, but if it is not capitalised on then it could easily be a false dawn. Henry Wallis writes on French politics at helotage.com. Cross-posted from Counterpunch On […]
The French election was meant to bring victory for Marine Le Pen’s far right. But the New Popular Front rallied around a left-wing program for social change — allowing it to become the biggest force […]
Macron’s woeful centrist governance has been instrumental to the rise of the far-right. Mathias Bernard is a historian of the Fifth Republic at the Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA). Cross-posted from The Conversation How do you […]
Marine Le Pen’s allies celebrated a major advance in the opening round of France’s elections. Emmanuel Macron’s snap election gamble was a miscalculation — but the far right’s rise is also a product of his […]
There’s going to be a lot of manouvering this week within the French establishment ahead of a second round of voting to keep National Rally out of power but also to reduce the influence of […]
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