Far-right and progressives react at the same time to French election results

There was stunned silence at the far-right National Rally (RN) party headquarters as the results of France’s legislative elections came in.
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In stark opposition, ecstatic jubilation rocked Place de La République Square where leftwing New Popular Front (NFP) supporters had gathered. The leftist alliance unexpectedly took the top spot in the elections, ahead of the far right in a major upset that bars Marine Le Pen's National Rally from getting enough seats to form a government
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[@guardiannews]

‘We were so scared’: France’s centrist and leftwing voters breathe sigh of relief ► www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/07/we-were-so-scared-frances-centre-and-leftwing-voters-breathe-sigh-of-relief

[@rayventhekrayven]

sac le bleu!

[@YorktownUSA]

You can tell which side are leftists and which side are right wingers just by their appearance.

[@jake751]

🤪🤪🤪

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

Not their dress, their violent antics . . .

[@AJ-ii6fu]

@@EllieMaes-Grandad With few exceptions, the left often destroys property, and the right murders people.

[@petereames3041]

Yeah one is dressed smart and presentable.

[@Flux_40]

@@petereames3041 liars always dress smartly to deceive.

[@Name-jw4sj]

Look at the difference. The left is outside with their normal clothes while the right is inside with suits on.

[@Ixaglet]

Also the right aren't protesting and setting fire to things like the left did a week ago when they were unhappy with the results

[@Matt67012]

What? The left was burning shops and cars last week after losing, now they celebrate? Hypocrites

[@ivangracia151]

yeah... the rigth looks with more class... like always

[@chatter4427]

@@ivangracia151because they represent the interests of the rich

[@shevankaseneviratne1724]

@@ivangracia151 class is something they love eh ;)

[@Dogwolf12]

Gotta love all the far-righters seething in the comments

[@PoeInTheDitch]

It's beautiful. Lol

[@chrissanders1027]

Come on now they must be having a terrible time 😂😂

[@Matt67012]

“Far righters” you’re the most gullible little ideologue out there champ.

[@Afroman29]

It is hillarious

[@TheSYLOH]

Hey, everyone's got to make a living, not all of us are fortunate enough to have a job not paid by Putin. Being a Russian shill is probably the best they could get.

[@Xander-gu4eu]

I guarantee that I can tell which side is which in that thumb nail.

[@Eaaaaaaa472]

And?

[@Naomi-de2ps]

Yes, the ones all dressed up are the ones that thought they were going to win so dressed up to celebrate but then they lost. 😂😂

[@Sal19732]

you're not alone 🙂

[@joeegg90]

No guarantees are required: just write that you do not know.

[@rpotuathail9471]

@@Naomi-de2ps Nah Conservatives are just always better looking.

[@corradopitari4603]

I feel like if you gotta defend your idea starting with “it’s not racist” you likely don’t have a whole lot to offer in general irrespective of whether it really is racist or not

[@ianclose123]

Have you ever considered that people might start defending their ideas with "it's not racist" because it is absolutely inevitable that anyone who shares a pro-borders perspective is going to immediately be labelled "racist" by someone on the left. Meanwhile, everyone on the left seems happy to insinuate that the only people who want to control the borders are white, and the only people who would be prevented access via strengthened borders would be non-white. I'll let you into a little extreme-right-wing secret... It's not about race.

[@StolasXB]

you have to start with that now because racism accusations are being thrown out with reckless abandon.

[@ZoozMooz-k8v]

You're forced to do it in France since the french left only has 3 points : 1_ We're gonna spend a lot of money 2_ We're gonna steal a lot of money to pay for that 3_ The other ones are racist

[@AndreiSZS]

​@@StolasXByea, this time it will work 😂

[@wakkablockablaw6025]

So, defending against propag@nd@ means you have nothing to offer? What???

[@christopher7cc]

It wasn't the "far right" rioting though last night

[@wendystrachan3240]

Yep the left

[@lillustpotion]

🍽️🍽️🍽️🍽️

[@metroidprime3863]

No the left were

[@Mixamii]

It hasn’t yet been revealed who was involved… wild assumption the winners would be protesting and rioting though

[@Terser.]

I think the flags give it away

[@Sam-fb3sk]

You can see the difference which side is normal

[@sameaulahad2824]

The side that won. Evil always loses

[@owenmckee4053]

​@@sameaulahad2824 Guy thinks hes living in a Disney film 🤡

[@davidmarchant9386]

​@sameaulahad2824 stop living in a fairy tale evil wins most of the time

[@jimmorrison903]

@@davidmarchant9386 Not this time.

[@Ldkdh]

​@@jimmorrison903this time won again...

[@E_Rex_Sean]

You can really see the difference.

[@4ndr0m3d4n]

The left look like the people of the world, while the fash looks like they're related.

[@inglejuice]

Normal young people vs pompous villains

[@petereames3041]

Well dressed people Vs Untidy

[@fifty-five6929]

​@@inglejuice"Normal young people" you mean mutants 😂

[@inglejuice]

@@fifty-five6929 No, just normal young people. Not uptight sinister weirdos trying too hard to look business-like.

[@LBNMKRS118]

You can tell which one are left or right just by their looks.

[@henripachera702]

Do not be fooled by appearances

[@CDMaccles]

It's true on this, that the right wing look like zombies and the left wing look like regular people. Not sure it's always the case, but happens to be here

[@pieskobi943]

Yeah, you have the average peoples and you have the elites.

[@superbananas7792]

​@henripachera702 The right are literally in expensive suits. Can't be more obvious then that.

[@kilojool4kuhd68]

or maybe cause the left is on the left and the right is on the right

[@BB-rh2ml]

Here comes the Far Right cope… ThE eLeCtiOn wAs RiGgEd 😂

[@caljactee3-sv3eg]

Nah they're not at that point fortunately. Unlike Americans. Same with UK they both accepted the results of the election.

[@cja.416]

It was, you didn't know that? c'mon bro. I have the documents to show you.

[@JamesBeattie-lz9cc]

@@BB-rh2ml I mean when parties lose the first round and form a coalition to stop another party winning that is kinda rigged

[@sans_hw187]

The left did not win… right wingers are the bigger force in the assembly and Le Pen’s party is stronger than ever. But tonight, the real winner is centrist Macron. He somewhat won his bet.

[@raisingarizona2008]

@@JamesBeattie-lz9cc The coalition will breakdown. Give it time.

[@dennisjasonbago3659]

Putler will be disappointed about the results. and I like it

[@communistshqiperia]

Mélenchon is also a Putin stooge.

[@UpstairsReserve]

Melenchon sucks up to Putin much more than even Bardella does

[@horatioguderian4694]

Why? France can't do ANYTHING to stop Russia's ongoing onslaught of NATO.😁

[@markhylis9561]

​@@horatioguderian4694 what onslaught? Russia can't even defeat Ukraine with their hand down NATO weaponries

[@alexbek]

@@horatioguderian4694 forget about France, American can't stop Russia

[@sciencejoker6694]

Congrats to illegal immigrants and lgbtq. Have fun, France

[@paulrouhan7288]

They thank your mum too!

[@elmvine]

yayayyayayyay

[@abumuslimal-asiani2066]

cope

[@p.ipebomb]

🌈🌈🌈👯‍♂️ for Palestine 🇵🇸💅😂😂

[@dairerowland5115]

​@@p.ipebombchickens for KFC

[@JayDogZA]

Far right. They are not far anything. Just right . Pathetic journalism as usual

[@jake751]

FACIASTS ❤

[@curiousnomadic]

They are far out in space. You just hate freedom but you will never take our freedom Evil one.

[@Anticommunism99]

​@@jake751communism killed europe

[@ThatHappyChap]

Keep crying :)

[@MegrelMamba]

​@@jake751You deserve a real pashizma regime just to see what it's actually like.

[@rossderer6154]

Its funny how obviously wealth the right party looks and how comon the left party looks. Almost like the rich vs the poor.

[@Tonk1e]

I notice your not.putting the images of the rioting by rhe left in Paris this weekend

[@sm8315]

Well there is rioting by the right now as we speak in France…

[@davidhinkley]

🤡

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

What riots

[@garys8606]

Nothing wrong wanting to control illegal migration and protect the French culture. But that is now FAR right

[@fcmobileaz]

Look at their policies at first then barkkk. BTW, keep cryingg

[@andrew300169]

No, childish and infantile populist solutions to complex situations are far right

[@garys8606]

@@andrew300169 those same complex situations created by those in never ending power ;))

[@delbroox]

It’s a lot worse than that. And either you know it but are trying to play it down, or you don’t even realise what Le Pen stands for

[@delbroox]

@@andrew300169perfectly said.

[@yaboiyoshio8622]

media spinsters and KZbin bots getting to work now!

[@AJ-ii6fu]

What is there to spin? They got bronze.

[@darrenhopkins6829]

Spin what lol That the left has to join forces to beat the right after Macron said a civil war will start if they loose. Imagine if Trump said that, the world news would have it on repeat with lengthy breakdowns every 15 mins circle lol

[@yaboiyoshio8622]

@@AJ-ii6fu who's y'all I'm glad le pen is nowhere near government

[@AJ-ii6fu]

@@yaboiyoshio8622 My bad.

[@tablechair]

They will crawl back into their caves and dungeons for a day or two. doesnt stop the russian and chinese bots thought.

[@hulu8022]

you mean the hijabi is the progressive?

[@toniangelo555]

Yea hypocrisy. In their own country they are 'far right'..

[@Rubiecat]

yes

[@4leafclover243]

When racists say they are not racists, they ARE racists.

[@4leafclover243]

@GoralischeSS​​⁠excellent great to know. Send my best to the Naxi club.

[@williamshaikespire69]

I'm racist

[@ApolloCalrissian]

I’m racist, and black.

[@ride-time]

You can tell who is voting with their brains vs who is voting with their emotions.

[@ulfricstormcloak7142]

Cope and seethe 😂 One the other voted for their own interest instead of people

[@pinaculoda]

Cope

[@camuor3645]

If by voting to recieve what you need to have a basic decent human existance is voting with your emotions, then yes of course Its the very people who are being crushed with despair and stress that this is a victory for

[@tshawtshi3040]

"Ya we are not rasists. As every body says" :/

[@stevebramblet7192]

In other words, people who love their country and people who don't...

[@curiousnomadic]

Glad the country lovers won.

[@MegrelMamba]

​@@curiousnomadicYeah, replacing yourself is so much love, bro.

[@AJ-ii6fu]

@@MegrelMamba Lol, right wingers are so terrified of other people. Paranoid.

[@inglejuice]

@@MegrelMamba cope

[@MrJustforthelols]

​@MegrelMamba your racism is showing honey

[@dp3624]

Far right?? Nah, they’re normal people.

[@ReddRubble]

Cope lol

[@joeld8825]

​@@ReddRubble what a pathetic response. Grow up.

[@NonotUme]

@@dp3624 You are correct, but your standpoint is not on the extreme side so they aren't far anything.

[@doplr8711]

​@@joeld8825 cope lol

[@kasetoast8354]

"Nah, they’re normal people." Russian bots are not "normal people". Bots cant vote

[@JaxonSmith-sg2rd]

People celebrating, but just wait until the French are no longer a majority in France and see how the country turns out.

[@mike5254]

Maybe if NATO stops distabilizing other countries and displacing people they might just stay there. Reap what you sow.

[@sisuguillam5109]

You okay?

[@JaxonSmith-sg2rd]

@@sisuguillam5109 Take a look at what happened to Brazil, South Africa, Lebanon and certain parts of the US. Perfect examples of what's coming to Europe.

[@michaelregis1015]

Oh no! The country is slightly more brown than usual! My wyt fragility can't handle it😣

[@JaxonSmith-sg2rd]

@@michaelregis1015 Only in white countries are the people supposed to be more non-ethnic, pfft!

[@drewbewho]

There's a reason nobody is clammering to migrate to the middle east and north africa.

[@margareta9081]

💯👏 facts!

[@risinbison1106]

Far right = anything right of Stalin

[@Theactivepsychos]

When your country is as socialist as France then even the U.K. Labour Party under Blair would be right wing. It’s not wrong to use a localised scale for your countries own political spectrum because why would you base it on, say, americas definitions. It would make no sense. That’s why the labels left and right wing make no sense since the popularity of the internet has grown as now people are exposed to so many different definitions of political positions. Privatising public services is far right for many European countries but is centre for many more.

[@curiousnomadic]

Putin* there, corrected it for you.

[@timothy4557]

​@curiousnomadic You didn't correct anything.

[@oldskoolrools1353]

anything right of the Guardian going by the media

[@Mixamii]

@@Theactivepsychos Blair was relatively right wing even by UK standards as his “new Labor” advocated for a continuation of Thatcherite neoliberal philosophy in governance

[@hithere3035]

Why do the far left always look like they're scared of water

[@jaykay7932]

Scared of shampoo and soap too

[@DigitalBath742]

Why do the far right always look like they've never done an honest days work in their lives?

[@sarahwagland1559]

​@@DigitalBath742I'm somewhere in the centre but I relate far more to those depicted as being on the right. I was a carer and my husband a dustman. We know a bit about hard work. To me the ones depicted as being on the left look like indulged youth who have no idea what work is. I guess it's all about perspectives but what do I know, I just get on with my life and take responsibility for myself.

[@pietjan3314]

⁠@@DigitalBath742because you’re a leftist.

[@sparklefluff2062]

@@sarahwagland1559your a little naive if u think you can relate to the far right. Most people in the far right are from wealth not hard work. That wealth is usually from not paying workers, commit vile crimes abroad and so on. Rich people have never had common people’s interest, it’s always about how they can profit& the French have always known that (that’s why they butchered their royals)

[@petegarnett7731]

I wonder how much their views will have changed by around 2030?

[@jeshymeshy9584]

Oh, don't worry. By then, they'll be kneeling for prayer in one of the countless Paris mosques.

[@ryanfoo5286]

I think most of the winners will be changing their mind

[@fcmobileaz]

Ameen to that ☺️☺️☺️

[@elkpaz560]

@@jeshymeshy9584 An option for the men, a worse fate for the women.

[@jeshymeshy9584]

@@elkpaz560 true

[@vassiliskyriakou]

Once upon a time there was a country called France....

[@Aydin17-t7m]

Dude you should go to mantel hospital 🏥😂

[@Butterflyclouds304]

​@@Aydin17-t7mIs that where you put your brain before commenting? Doesn't it get dusty?

[@reganrock8762]

That france had already fallen in 1789😂 1:14

[@chaosXP3RT]

Left side: the people Right side: the rich

[@DiegoMartinez-bv8on]

Left side: Rich people in the Government, Someone from the center left says it but who does not believe Macron's tales.

[@chaosXP3RT]

@GoralischeSS How is it a lie?

[@larry2281]

Left side were the ones throwing a fit and burning down and rioting in France. They vote with emotion. Right side were normal people trying to fix their country and make it better. They vote with common sense. There is a big difference.

[@thelastninja4825]

'Far right', sure.

[@haider7866]

Cry more

[@PaulJohnson-zv3hl]

“Far right” means having a focus on race or minorities. This parties focus is focused on race so yes they are far right.

[@benoitmetail8727]

@@PaulJohnson-zv3hl this does not means that you liar.

[@westhawk7259]

@@PaulJohnson-zv3hlso BLM are far right?

[@davidhinkley]

Yes, fascists.

[@pausereflect5911]

WELL DONE FRANCE! A CHANGE IS IN ORDER. PEACE TO YOU ALL!❤❤❤

[@sarahwagland1559]

How do you think division will bring about peace? Division creates war. It's unity and balance we need.

[@pausereflect5911]

@@sarahwagland1559 It's the warrr that has caused the underlying problem as well as Colonialism. Ending it, rebuilding a fairer world WILL bring people together! Old habits have got to go!

[@pausereflect5911]

@@sarahwagland1559 Everytime I reply (3x) it doesn't stick! The censor s just won't allow me to tell you that old habits have to go and we must build a fairer world for ALL. Won't that bring us together in unity. Don't you want a fairer, peaceful world?

[@sarahwagland1559]

​@@pausereflect5911Of course I do, like most rational people but this isn't the solution. We are the problem when we claim victory over another group of people. We need debate and discussion done calmly with respect for each other so we can find common ground. Division and side taking isn't going to get us anywhere. We need balance to achieve harmony. The globalist elites are the only ones benefitting from our inability to get along. They are loving this!

[@GeorgRv22]

@@pausereflect5911The world doesn’t work that way…

[@surajpandey4942]

If one is far right then other is far left.

[@lolololgii754]

no such thing as far-right today. Most far-right politics today are just moderate right wing before.

[@vwgames49]

That is not how the political spectrum works

[@theradicaltimesnews]

0:44 bro got that ghoul aesthetic

[@ConsumerOfCringe]

You can tell the difference because the left is on the left

[@jackwest7197]

Be quiet you

[@zb6070]

Basically you have the Left (L), Center (C) , Right (R) , and Farther Right (FR) . The results were L > C > R > FR. However, the FR + R > L and if anything, split the votes to help L & C. The Coalition will be C + R + L. However, only some parties of the left will be included likely

[@susanstreet1]

Sounds a bit like the uk party system so many nowadays.

[@zb6070]

@@susanstreet1 What I miscalculated in my own predictions was the R spoiling the FR allowing C or L to win seats (C and L made a deal whoever won in the primary between the 2 would be the one staying).

[@danstaification]

Incorrect. It’s actually: Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start.

[@kensummers7757]

“Far Right” and “progressive “ ?Really? You can’t even say “Left Wing”, can you. This is why no one buys your rag and you’re having to constantly beg for money on-line. If you’re not being honest with yourselves, why would we imagine you can be honest with us?😢

[@paulammon2281]

Wish they would stop calling it progressive, as i only see it as regressive as all of it is just tribal.

[@musculusmouse]

because they are not all left wing?. the left leaning bloc consists of several parties ranging from the small far-left france unbowed party to the more moderate socialists and the ecologists as well as macrons centrerist enssemble, very few of which consist of the far left but all of which can be classified as progressives. the other side is just neo facists. thus the naming.

[@joce11]

Left wing? Some would argue Far left or anarchists would be more appropriate terms.. .

[@kensummers7757]

@@musculusmouse So every one on the Right are "Right Wing" but any one on the Left are a wide range of bespoke parties? You're just making my case, mate.

[@kensummers7757]

@@joce11 I quite like Anarchists, it could be argued that Libetarians (like me) are just anarchists with best dress sense - and less homocidial tendencies, obviously.😇

[@hindugramsci]

Girls on the far right were hotter. Who cares about politics.

[@aariyanmahmud301]

🗿

[@anxskhxn]

a man of culture i see 🗿

[@uoy_kcuf69]

Gooner mentality:

[@uniquevideosUk]

Far right didn't trash Paris afrer losing! That was the left after winning Guardian! I think you need to do better journalism.

[@monicadefreitas8776]

The French are famous for protesting in the streets, regardless of party. Fraternité Égalité Liberté 🇫🇷

[@Th69571]

​@@monicadefreitas8776There's a difference between protesting and rioting.

[@asellandrofacchio7263]

​False. The real French do it for real reasons. As you can see in those videos there were no French protesting, just chimpanzees.@@monicadefreitas8776

[@mrmonkey2214]

This far right tag is ridiculous. Trying to use it as a slur. Im past caring what label they stick on me.

[@RO-wn1dg]

They’re literally called Union de l'extrême droite

[@abloogywoogywoo]

The media are the enemy of the people.

[@elsa-cm1rh]

It’s considered as extremes right by the state counsel so… yep extreme right. Thanks for asking

[@kasetoast8354]

"Im past caring what label they stick on me." Just real losers think like that

[@rb1062]

The French voting system - as fair and as diplomatic as the British one.

[@TheHeninhardenne]

Yes RN has the most votes but has less seats than the other 2 parties

[@salerace84]

It's called coalitions, what don't you understand ? The RN and its allies arrive in 3rd place after the presidential coalition and the left coalition. It's basic arithmetic.

[@highwaydaytime7669]

Salty because common sense prevailed?

[@amigos2841]

Tbh I would say our system here in UK is better

[@Eaaaaaaa472]

You wouldn’t be saying this if you actually won would you?

[@freebritney4830]

LOL The contrast in those two photos 😂

[@desistarktm7270]

i can guarantee there won't be any riots unlike post 1st round.

[@siypic]

ooops!

[@4728ted]

Nothing quite like the international socialists when they get a collective strop

[@davidhinkley]

Yes, the fash will continue doing riots. The Left will celebrate appropriately among other humans in public.

[@tcbbctagain572]

There were. And it was still from the left

[@053pradhumansingh3]

This didn't age well and funnily left rioted even after winning and they identify as progressive and tolerant😂

[@effess8698]

Guardian newspeak Anything we don't like is "far right" (no matter what their actual policies are) Anything we like is "progressive" (even though we don't actually know what they are progressing towards)

[@guywilletts2804]

Silly comment. The RN are the heirs of Vichy. And they will occupy the extreme right in the hemicircle. Where do you think the terms "left" and "right" originated anyway ?

[@gg-sr9lq]

And the progressives are actually socialists and communists, so what is far left if it’s not socialism? 💀 the media cannot be trusted, they’re nefarious and insidious in everything they do. Be it overt in their lies about men like Trump, or covert in subtle epithets such as “far right”

[@sherbertufo5247]

Towards 1984

[@deepseashark5951]

You do realise the national front has it origins in ww2 and your Austrian buddy

[@frafstet3835]

RN is as right as you can go in France, the left is a coalition between the centre left and the far left

[@tennaj1367]

The difference in appearance is striking ! One side is full of diversity and color. the other side look like a Dracula movie cast !

[@jinkazama9017]

One side looks like they carry themselves well. The other looks like a bunch of walking dead extras at woodstock.

[@ad8447]

As an Indian i think the right wingers look classy and elegant while left wingers look shabby and kinda remind me of a busy street in Mumbai.

[@nehankaranch2149]

@@ad8447 glaze

[@ad8447]

@@nehankaranch2149 just the truth

[@Prauwlet213]

Congratulations to the people of France

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

On behalf of Britain I would like to apologise for declaring war on Germany in 1939

[@enammemberseptember7366]

You weren't even born in 1939

[@attilakovacs2231]

What an awakening, right?!

[@rice4550]

go back to sleep king arthur

[@constantinethesecond949]

Correction. Communists vs the right.

[@formalbug5716]

I wish they were that organized.

[@constantinethesecond949]

@@formalbug5716 that's what they want you to believe.

[@roymurphy4328]

Before the results, you can definitely tell who "far right " and who's progressive

[@LlamaLover22]

Why did you quote far right

[@jake751]

​@@LlamaLover22they meant faciasts

[@Anticommunism99]

​@@jake751fascist ??? If there was far right in europe , illegal aliens and commies would've been kicked out of france by now stop the bs

[@LlamaLover22]

@@jake751 ohh that makes sense

[@joegibson887]

Far right and progressives, clever use of language

[@davidhinkley]

I know, right. It's actually fascists and normal, working people (ie Leftists)

[@randomuruk7230]

@@davidhinkley It's actually normal people vs third worlders

[@dodododododododo8216]

​@@randomuruk7230third world is the 'normal', third worlders constitute a significant majority in the world population.

[@potapenkovalexander]

Why are they called progressives rather than far-left or communists? 😂

[@elijah7171]

Marketing

[@Unknown-us3ii]

Progressive sounds like progress, even tho it's rather regressive in practice XD

[@nja4999]

Because far left are more socially and economically progressive.

[@mariecnms6076]

Because the party who won the election is an alliance between socialists, ecologists, communists and others from the left (not all are far left) so calling this group "progressist" is more accurate

[@Unknown-us3ii]

@@mariecnms6076 they are all one party...

[@zoewhiteart7676]

You get what you vote for.

[@deemonte320]

Hahaha 😂😂😂 now watch as the far left destroy the country and itself! 😂😂😂

[@fcmobileaz]

Far better option than that B Pen &RN 😉

[@delbroox]

They avoided much worse.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

@@fcmobileaz no it isn’t. Destruction means destruction.

[@AW-kr9fl]

Far right has already destroyed the UK

[@doplr8711]

​@@abloogywoogywoo womp womp

[@Sonia76373]

ALL IMMIGRANTS VOTING- NOT FRENCH

[@fcmobileaz]

Cry harder 😆

[@filippogrimaldi7228]

Not french because they are black?

[@eugenieponleve667]

Except that immigrants do NOT vote in France,only French citizens do.

[@MegrelMamba]

@@filippogrimaldi7228 Can a white person be Nigerian, Senegalese, or South Sudanese?

[@filippogrimaldi7228]

@@MegrelMamba yes

[@seanryan5991]

So they have far left now 😂😂😂

[@Blaze-ko3ts]

People wanting to protect their people and culture are far right? Tfoh

[@pietjan3314]

Yes and be proud of it be unapologetic.

[@nigelhart3897]

All they want to protect and increase is their personal wealth, always at the expense of the working class and the poorest.

[@pietjan3314]

@@nigelhart3897 who?

[@Blaze-ko3ts]

@@pietjan3314 oh I am mate. The white race needs to stick together before we get overran

[@dubiouscaesar3709]

Those middle class students on the left celebrated. Then hurried home because they know just how unsafe the urban streets really are thesedays.

[@AJ-ii6fu]

@@dubiouscaesar3709 The right are always so terrified of other people. Why are they such babies?

[@kasetoast8354]

"Then hurried home" Not everyone is scared of different looking people. Not everyone can be such anxious about everything

[@plaqueshine]

happy 14th birthday

[@dubiouscaesar3709]

@@kasetoast8354 weak response, it's not about skin colour, it's about the crimes being carried out, Paris is in freefall.

[@ManojPatel-ix3ye]

Absolutely right sir

[@Oliver-ld3ei]

LIBERTÉ! ÉGALITÉ! FRATERNITÉ!

[@davidstanton4716]

So people with common sense are far right now? Riiiiight.

[@ReddRubble]

Cope and seeth lol

[@filippogrimaldi7228]

I love how far right extremists try to pass their extremism as "common sense" or "normality"

[@davidstanton4716]

@@ReddRubble can't really do both....

[@VeteranGOD]

@@ReddRubble you people are just pathetic now france is really done now...

[@devinpeirce7152]

@@ReddRubbleyou will in November when Trump wins

[@douchebagismyt449]

“Far-right” & “Progressives”. Did you mean: Centre-right and far-left?

[@lordliberty8885]

Do you seriously think Le Pen and her party is Centre-right? You’ve got to be kidding

[@travisfubu9053]

we know you're hurt. now go schedule that therapy session for coping mechanisms

[@vwgames49]

If you think Le Pen is centre-right, I don’t even want to know what you think far-right policies look like

[@douchebagismyt449]

A lot of things declared “far-right” by the media are the centrist consensus e.g. controlled immigration. Her economic protectionism policies are quite centre-right. She also supports a strong welfare state - hardly far-right, more centrist. She’s opposed to austerity - again not far right. She advocates stronger worker’s rights and job security - a traditional left-leaning policy. She also supports increased state intervention in the economy and nationalisation - very socialist and left-leaning policies. Like I said centre-right. The Guardian is the news equivalent of brain rot.

[@arthapz]

no, left big alliance vs far right center (center right + center left) is macron and he's 2nd

[@user-qz3to7gd5l]

You can really see the difference between Anti nation left wing and hard working nationalist right wing.

[@vwgames49]

Nothing says “hard working” like drinking wine in fancy suits and dresses at what looks like a private party Totally more working class than the people gathered on the street wearing normal clothing

[@KNIGHT_HOG]

Why Left is anti National ? Are you pshyco or what ? That makes no sense

[@sbrocoli6950]

​@@KNIGHT_HOGmacron said france has no culture. Which is ridiculous

[@Suckeggs-q5m]

Europe in f#%%% thanks to WEF UN et al

[@thenotoriusg]

The people own France. That's why we love you. Love from England.

[@francoistinchant6408]

😅😂😂

[@Shiroya_Rumika]

Question, which people???

[@iwontreviveyouft2460]

@@Shiroya_Rumikajevvish people

[@1242elena]

Congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🇫🇷♥️🇺🇲

[@Anticommunism99]

Rip france

[@athek7081]

There seems to be a real difference here. Young impressionable citizens who know no better compared to the more experienced and mature.

[@awadafuk4863]

Yeah plenty of older, working class folks for the left wing coalition - plenty of young people in suits and dresses for RN

[@sparklefluff2062]

Imagine basing someone’s maturity on the way they dress your a bit naive and materialistic aren’t you?, I doubt working mothers in far left can splurge on a 30k dress with daddy’s money. One side actually looks like citizens that’s for sure.

[@randomuruk7230]

@@sparklefluff2062 Have you never seen a suit before?

[@eugenieponleve667]

US candidates for the next election are so "experienced and mature" indeed,that one is senile and the other one unsane !

[@Drkon6]

​@@randomuruk7230 These right wing people all look like they have a lot of money, the left looks like a diverse coalition of normal working people.

[@crocglox7797]

wonder if their bots all wear those same black 1965 Salesman's suits too?

[@titovalasques]

I swear, they all look like characters from a Jacque Tati film. 😆

[@Anticommunism99]

Wonder how radical left commies are not in jail

[@danielmoran9902]

Like this is a shock.

[@realvsfake123]

If you are citizen of France please must learn about past of Lebanon and Iran... Please try to understand save your country, if you are supporting these Palestinians your own future is in the dark. 🙏💔 In future these immigrants will attack on your own families in more brutal ways you even can not imagine, Save your country from these invaders, save future of your children. 🙏

[@exactly1176]

I'm french living in France and i couldn't agree more with you .

[@exactly1176]

Thanks for the support ❤🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@aquamote]

If you have to say that your ideas are not racist . Then they are probably racist .

[@tohruadachi366]

Why is that a problem? What other country do racists have but their own? If you don't like it, you can go anywhere else, but they can't.

[@markwelch3564]

​@@tohruadachi366if they're so attached, they should be better stewards of the country, and stop selling bits of it off for quick profit

[@jimmorrison903]

@@tohruadachi366 Did you just ask why having racist ideas is an issue ? And you wonder why the majority doesnt agree with you.

[@jordane19969]

Why do the French and the rest of the west have to accept the whole third world into their countries? White people of European descent created the western nations and now their descendants are giving it away willingly to outsiders. why is this not viewed as disgraceful and disrespectful to those who built the nations? This is not racist. I wouldn’t expect china, Nigeria, or any nation to do this. The west is being forced into these conditions without consent

[@oddy2509]

Well to be fair if I start calling you racist all the time you'll eventually have to explain why your not racist. I mean nowdays we lost sense of what actual racism is.

[@willhampshire2415]

*far left and right

[@campbell4show]

Bingo!

[@davidhinkley]

Just Left and fascists

[@willhampshire2415]

@@davidhinkleyyes because the far left aren’t fascistic for rioting after a fair election 🤡

[@campbell4show]

@@davidhinkley Common sense LEFT your brain long ago.

[@oflux7610]

If you're delusional and completely ignore textbook definitions of political ideology, then sure...

[@ahha8919]

you can know who is French and who is an immigrant

[@azleadam9239]

Nah, it who are rich ppl and who is common ppl. It pretty obvious here😅

[@Riteshpatels2341]

France embraces secularism, promoting a peaceful and inclusive community. This peaceful community has the potential to change the religious landscape, similar to what occurred in Lebanon in the 1990s.

[@KIDNEYtickler3373]

Much credit to the French right for accepting their defeat and not attempting to destroy the parliament.

[@ocamaradadobem]

You telling me that a party that in 2022 has 4 milkion voters and at 2024 have 9 million voter is the real loser? 😂

[@sirgo0se97]

They still lost so yes

[@AuroraMeansDawn27]

Tale of 2 classes - working class and the rich.

[@Englishsea24]

People who run working class parties ARE rich and don't care about the working class at all. Or society. They just want to keep their jobs

[@billyp2516]

I don’t think you understood the assignment

[@paulbreen8533]

Rich people support the extremist immigration policy and massive demographic change. All major corporations, universities and governments support the extremist immigration agenda. Imagine thinking you're the resistance....

[@ahfei6847]

Left is first in working class suburbs

[@E_Rex_Sean]

WEF Globalism vs Nationalism.

[@eyvindr.]

What does it give hope for? France will be completely unrecognisable. She might regret it then but then it is too late

[@davidhinkley]

🤡

[@timlong4704]

The west is lost

[@SuDzD]

America is lost

[@vextally7566]

Why?

[@distilledgogilba]

I identify as right-leaning myself, but definitely not these set of Le Pen zombies on the right panel who all look like a set of posh weirdos.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Or the deranged ‘progressive’ lot on the left.

[@sonarbuge7958]

80IQ take.

[@distilledgogilba]

@@sonarbuge7958 Thank you.

[@sonarbuge7958]

@@distilledgogilba 😆😆😆

[@JMT1985MO]

Two pictures capture the difference between normal ppl & elites w/wine glasses.

[@d.a.b8756]

Just need the purple hair to be perfect

[@user-eg5sg4rd2z]

Viva La France❤

[@r.b6170]

Hair style, tan, spectacles snd clothing, are all different.

[@okolollolo]

RN are all blonde and white with blue eyes. Shows you truly the " no racism" they mentioned

[@shironthanda6824]

Congrats pushing back on the Putin sympathizers

[@michaelfern4079]

Go sign up to fight. Not me. Feel free to enter the meatgrinder.

[@sylwiab8946]

Congrats bringing chaos you your country I guess 🤔

[@donHooligan]

Putin is fighting the far right in Ukraine.

[@E_Rex_Sean]

I’d rather speak Russian than Arabic.

[@depressedmidlifecrisistimm3043]

⁠@@E_Rex_SeanYou’d rather sell out your country than… sell out your country?? 😂😂 why not just have neither?

[@chriskessell4579]

Were they rigged ?

[@Alpha_X_15]

It is the Elites Vs Common People..... And I'm happy for the people of France 🎉❤

[@saul2658]

working class vote for the far-right

[@lordliberty8885]

@@saul2658 The map of the results imply otherwise. Working-class districts were mostly won by the left

[@vwgames49]

@@saul2658 The left wing voters are celebrating outside in normal clothing The right wing voters are celebrating inside wearing suits and dresses while drinking wine Which side seems more working class to you?

[@saul2658]

​@@vwgames49 don't form an opinion on a video clip

[@woildee9998]

Le Pen - 10,110,013 votes. Far left - 7,040,232 votes. And the far left win? Odd that.

[@DDuMas]

Well Reform UK got 4.1M votes and only got 4 seats. So if those votes are spread thinly, I guess it doesn't mean that much. So the far right don't get the results they want. And just like in the UK, the progressive vote works out well, in our case 72 seats for the Liberal Democrats with 3.5M votes, but those were probably well concentrated votes. I don't know how different the French system is. But it is quite amazing. Labour's 412 seats came from 9.7M votes and the Tory's got 121 seats from 6.8M votes.

[@thietier7097]

But its not just the 'far left'- the Republican Front is a decades long (since 1955) pact which combines centrist and left-wing political parties- in this case Macron's centrist Ensemble and the centre-left to fairly far-left groups- in order to keep out the far right- in this case Le Pen's National Rally. While Le Pen received 37.3% of the vote, the two Republican Front parties received a combined 49.2% of the vote (these numbers are from the NY Times article 'How the French National Election Results Unfolded). This is clearly a much higher proportion, especially in a democracy such as France where many smaller parties and candidates exist, meaning that the will of the French people as a whole can be taken as anti Le Pen. The 'far left' won because they are preferred by the majority of French people to Le Pen's far right.

[@nightpipp3937]

Cry

[@Mixamii]

@@woildee9998 there is no far left in France - they’re not socialists or communists, their positions for a European political party are centre-left, National Front on the other hand are self described as far right and they match, even in some regard exceed the definition. Cry more it’ll change so much

[@ZoozMooz-k8v]

In France basically everyone band together to fight the RN So yeah they "won" now they have a "majority" which won't be able to agree on a single text going from the center right to the far left Basically it's an alliance going from Ronald Reagan to Joseph Stallin and they're supposed to govern together Their only "victory" is make the RN lose, the country is ungovernable for at least a year

[@neverquit2470]

Meloni is a little bit worried 😂

[@psycho8927]

No as she is Italian

[@delbroox]

@@psycho8927yes, and she was sure the right wing would win everywhere.

[@psycho8927]

@@delbroox They will as the left have NO answers, it's their mess we are in.

[@asellandrofacchio7263]

Every mentally sane european is worried.

[@delbroox]

@@asellandrofacchio7263 sure. Let’s see where sane Italians that voted Meloni are in 2-3 years 😂😂😂😂

[@SmartSwitch-tc5mp]

Far right= anyone who isnt radical far left. 🤦

[@sarahwagland1559]

Far right = anyone who knows something about what hard work achieves.

[@fcmobileaz]

Keep cryingg

[@SmartSwitch-tc5mp]

@@fcmobileaz Great comment. That really convinced me.

[@oflux7610]

Far right is exactly what they, no matter how much you try to dress it up. Their policies and beliefs match up to far-right ideology completely.

[@oraclegaming1431]

I suppose if you see LR as radical far left then your statement would have validity.

[@Koshy210]

Gives hope to the rest of the world who are falling victim to right wingers

[@KTakahara]

You can pretty much smell the left side like a gutter from a mile away...

[@bobhookstratten9567]

I can smell your tears from 3000 miles away.

[@warthog123]

The immigrants vs the citizens.

[@jagoman85]

Racists vs non-racists

[@fcmobileaz]

Normal people vs hatemongers

[@rpotuathail9471]

@@fcmobileaz Invaders versus the ethnic French.

[@neekagraceoffical]

It’s like watching what happened to Lebanon all over again. It appears many never learn from history. A failure.

[@mananghildiyal2675]

they never learn

[@brocktonblockbuster6555]

Just right 💯👌🏻

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

People why are you focussing so much on their heiresses, that’s nowhere near the important thing here.

[@brianwillson9567]

Bye bye france.hello francoistan.

[@declanmurphy6427]

Bye bye Emmanuel🖐🤚🖐🤚

[@RyanDownie]

This wasn't a presidential election, Macron is still in office until his term ends in 2027.

[@HIHIHJIHIHIH]

Lol quite sure he will still be in power French government works different.

[@PetiteNanou]

It's not the presidential election. He will stay in power. The prime minister changes as well as the parliament.

[@WeTube-mf1it]

Yeah this wasn't the presidential election and Macron said he's not stepping down either way

[@llv5531]

Far left or far right, chaos anyway.

[@dan27032]

I’m not right wing but this attempt to draw left wingers as regular, humble people in contrast is hilariously insufferable. Like they don’t have their share of elitism or snobbery as well. I’ve known plenty for being out of touch sanctimonious rich people so please

[@TheHollandHS]

So far right is right wing, and progressive is not far left? Guys stop confusing me

[@camponaplatter5555]

Progressive here refers to both the centrist and leftwing party supporters who had joined campaigns against the far-right party. The reason far-right is said is to avoid confusion because France has a 4th party that is rightwing but more moderate so this avoids the confusion between the two parties. I hope this helps

[@ForeverABDeVilliers]

Left wing guys r always anti-progressives

[@susangrant6154]

The contrast ordinary people all together all races and ages vs people who are dressed up and think they are superior .Viva France

[@jaykay7932]

Amazing what one chooses to see. Ignorance is bliss I guess

[@elkpaz560]

@@jaykay7932 It is a Guardian edit.

[@doplr8711]

​@@jaykay7932 "one chooses to see" 🤓🤓. It is literally what the video shows 🤣🤣

[@Petrfojtik-or3wr]

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