Marine Le Pen's Far-Right National Rally Surges in Snap Election

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France’s far right has won the first round of voting in a snap election, followed closely by the left, as President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition is trounced. We go to Paris for an update as the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen shocked the French establishment after winning the most votes in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. A broad alliance of left-wing parties calling itself the New Popular Front came second, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc fell to third place. Macron called the snap election after the National Rally won the most seats in last month’s vote for European Parliament, even though his own presidential term runs until 2027. A second round of voting on July 7 will decide the final makeup of the National Assembly, but if the National Rally wins outright, it will mark the first time the far right has governed in France since the Nazi occupation during World War II. “This decision was timed at a moment when the far right was at its strongest historical position in modern French political history, and they’ve capitalized on that,” says Harrison Stetler, an independent journalist and teacher based in Paris. He says that while the left has already committed to forming “a republican front against the far right,” Macron’s centrist forces have sent “mixed signals” on joining forces after a campaign in which they recklessly portrayed both the left and the right as equally dangerous to the country.
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[@Marstepolovsky]

Not far-right, just right. Who is doing all the rioting in France right now?

[@marydacoulis2875]

What happens when the French Nationalists don't make babies?

[@Marstepolovsky]

@@marydacoulis2875 Erm, get drunk, smoke cigarettes, shave their heads and mosh to loud punk music, right?

[@marydacoulis2875]

@@Marstepolovsky Non, non, they wear berets and gently sway to Edith Piaf's greatest hits.

[@Polit_Burro]

Pretend they're basket-ball americans, that should make you feel better about "riots".

[@juliannalevai]

Can you tell me what far right is (which they are not)?

[@satnamo]

Fascism is an emerging zeitgeist because the whole world seems to have descended into fascism and nationalism 🇵🇸

[@flippy5555]

Not one French flag in those leftist rallies

[@joan7151]

Same here is US

[@MrBuffalo2]

Spotted a "pride' flag..

[@bruteboy123]

Good! I'm anti NATO.

[@greenvelvet]

Okay...? And your point is? You realize nationalism is a right-wing movement. The same way it's always been here in the United States. Are you is your problem that people aren't patriotic enough as the government slashes social programs and raises the retirement age and now makes it possible to murder people at a traffic stop?

[@greenvelvet]

​@@joan7151😂😂 Gee really not in the united states? You mean people lose their patriotism as they see their country get involved in another illegal War based on lies, as 60% of the country living paycheck to paycheck and the American dream dies right before their eyes? Wow color me shocked.

[@Frederickotto55]

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[@Brianna_Hend]

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[@Frederickotto55]

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[@Brianna_Hend]

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[@Frederickotto55]

No I don't trade on my own anymore, I always required help and assistance

[@Frederickotto55]

From my personal financial advisor ..

[@smithwez1101]

If the far right is there as they say, then there is a domestic issue requiring a balance to be restored and at times, over corrected but you can’t push the limit too far to the left and not expect the pendulum to swing hard the other direction.

[@masenmelo5681]

Show all the violent protests

[@terebrate]

Yes, and all the traditionally "French" citizens.

[@cunaeus22]

Let's call the protestors what they are, Urban Marxist Terrorists.

[@Veronicadrummergirl]

​@terebrate no jhh h🎉h❤m😂b TY unmtjei8n😅y97h😢❤

[@stevewiles7132]

You mean all the violence from the so called peaceful left?

[@KithEsq]

​@@terebrateReally i saw the hle counry on fire awhile back?

[@Crismans843]

The guest likes to hear himself speak.

[@user-pp5th9ty2n]

And very amused.

[@Holypikemanz]

another leftie narcissist

[@wallaceerin3670]

Cry harder

[@razvanzabalovici]

Shouldn't all you reactionary trolls be over at Newsmax/Fox News ?

[@AlexG-ru8dt]

You hate intellectuals!

[@flippy5555]

The Right is Right ,

[@violetlavender9504]

Nazi

[@greenvelvet]

Spoken like a good nazi. White is right will be next

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

all the chud npcs just repeating their one dialogue bark

[@kevinwilliams1768]

interesting times in France

[@skepticRN]

I didn't hear anything that justifies the term "far" right. She is anti-immigrant on a continent that allows anyone from anywhere to come ashore on any country and stay in France. That is a policy disagreement on which reasonable people can hold a variety of opinions. It isn't open borders vs. the far right. There are lots of possible better immigration policies that normal people can hold. She is a bit like Reagan on fiscal policy according to the guest - Reagan was a big spending Republican in California and in Washington, but not far right at all. He made a couple of minor, mostly symbolic, spending cuts but spending increased every year he was in office. Honestly, who can believe them when they make these accusations of fascism and far right, then describe her policies as totally moderate?

[@PrettyLittleNoShame]

This world is going to shit

[@ItisOKtobewhite]

No more freebies for you then.

[@Sniper-fg2zt]

@@PrettyLittleNoShame Not the world, just the west 😏

[@MattttG3]

*the world has BEEN going to sh_t the past decade and a half* That is why you see what you see here on this video; we are DONE playing games and living in candyLand. This tidal wave of change in governments is a direct response to years of failed, regressive |ibera| policies in the West. Ever action has an equal and opposite reaction. That is a law of thermodynamics, and it applies even to humans except sometimes there is more of a reaction than the original action, if the original action is regressive enough to said countries beliefs, values and/or culture.

[@jaybird4756]

It's funny how the left just doesn't get it....the people of the world don't want the lefts draconian policies . The population is telling you what they want and you never listen, the left just calls people racist and homophobes....the left is far too arrogant to comprehend that people ain't buying their bs anymore.

[@PrettyLittleNoShame]

@MattttG3 when you don't have social security and Medicare or your parents because they cut it ,when there is no more public schools to send your kids too and you have to pay the cost of outrageous priced private school fees don't start crying like a baby because that is exactly what the Maga Republicans plan on doing 2025. They are not even hiding it anymore. If you want to live in a dictatorship country, move to Russia. I'm sure they will welcome you with open arms.

[@chadb4533]

Does this seem far right? It's from The National Rally's own Website in their list of 22 Measures for 2024. "Exempt all young workers up to the age of 30 from income tax so that they can stay in France and start their families here. Eliminate corporate tax for entrepreneurs under 30 for the first 5 years to prevent them from leaving for abroad."

[@MG-fr3tn]

The work ethic and products might be a more realistic thing to address when you have other country's to compete with.

[@Dangreenwatson]

Far right always involves economic populism, but the difference is that it excludes people defined as subhuman

[@basdfgwe]

Apparently they cleaned up a lot of their extremist statements or policies prior to this, but this was only to get the votes.

[@CG_Hali]

The logo of the Rassemblement National is inspired by a long history of logos dating from fascist Italy. Let that sink in.

[@Pacmon0]

Note how he says France limiting immigration is xenophobic, when in fact the Muslim immgrants have not assimilated. They need time to assimilate into being French. Notice she keeps saying "far right." what is "far right" about controlling immigration ending Ukraine war, and using nitrogen fertilizer. Vive Les Deplorables.

[@netizencapet]

What should be the test for integration? Will you be upset if many people of middle eastern descent pass the test?

[@alabamaman1372]

Assimilation is important. 👍🏿

[@christiansock6309]

What ending Ukraine war means for you? Give Ukraine to Putin?

[@IronskullGM]

@@christiansock6309 It means to save lives instead of saving face. One makes you a humanitarian the other a madman, which are you?

[@DarkCriimes]

Give in to putin? No way.

[@broflo3875]

It’s not the “far right”. It’s just “right”.

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

neither good things

[@broflo3875]

@@BonusEggs4Sale Nah. In this day and age the only thing making normal people’s skin crawl is the Left and their ideology. This is a good change for France and it will be an even better one in Nov for the US

[@Sues007]

If this is Far Right then Far Right means: Intelligent, common sense, loves God, protects family, men are men and women are women, protects country, allows free speech, in Anti-Gaslighting, Anti narcissistic, Anti Bullying, and they don't go around De-valuing everyone with Value so they can look better! Yes let's do this Far Right! From Detroit with Love!

[@movingtargets7833]

but most importantly: if this is your description of far-right politics in europe or in the us, "intelligence" is not something you yourself should be evaluating.

[@violetlavender9504]

Nazi

[@user-co1pq2pl3k]

Greetings from Europe. This IS the correct description of things. You are the one coming across as uninformed to say the least. ​@@movingtargets7833

[@melkeeler2236]

You are as shallow as a puddle.

[@anunrealproduction1438]

absolutely.

[@rickerhart907]

The Socialist Democrats always say far right when it does not agree with their position😂

[@CloudwalkerDrones]

nailed it!

[@TheLadyrose01]

that also goes for the republicans saying democrats are far left when it's suitable for republicans

[@ryblack5032]

Exactly 💯 😂

[@bpalpha]

Aww snap! Kinda like y'all saying far left! 😂😂😂😂

[@rl8571]

They media labels anti immigrant to stir up emotions when the reality is everyone is just being pro law enforcement. Just enforce existing laws please.

[@MattttG3]

*why don’t you cover the reactions on the streets of the Macronists there?!* Don’t wanna actually report on the negativity that festers on your side like a flare-up of H3rp

[@tuesdaycoughlan7852]

“ Mostly peaceful “ 😂

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

Lol imagine thinking Macron and his supporters are left-wing

[@Juliennedarwin]

I don't understand why there's a strict time limit on Democracy Now interviews... We need more time please.

[@KithEsq]

they want you to just give your country away. Dont

[@Dangreenwatson]

Just like France wanted the people of Algeria and Senegal and Vietnam and Cameroon and a dozen others to give up their countries and become French. So they did

[@georgefitzhugh5408]

@@Dangreenwatson Were the people of those colonies of France ever faced with the prospect of White immigrants becoming the majority in their countries? The parallel you draw is laughable. Many of the people in those colonies never even saw a White face. The penetration of French language and culture was limited to a tinny elite. It was not a mass phenomenon.

[@ParticleLarry]

Why does Democracy Now have 2 million subscribers but only a few thousand views?

[@mpalgy]

Because it’s cringe af?

[@davidschalit907]

It seems all that comment here are 'far-Right'. Lol That shows in itself how dead the political Left is. How they have nothing to offer that makes basic common sense.

[@DonnieALB]

Even those views are from people that are curious of how false this media can be.

[@malibuconv1968]

Because it's a far left "news" service.

[@serotoninboost6336]

The viewers are not interested unless this hag is bashing Israel

[@inlovewithcycling]

What are the relationships between le pen's party and corporate France?

[@robertmichel4063]

La France Insoumise _is_ at least as dangerous as RN. What is this so-called independent reporter talking about?

[@AnthonyWade-xe4rb]

This woman needs a croissant

[@davidanglin7177]

😂

[@user-fc9fy6em5v]

The RN was created by formers Wafen SS

[@DaringDoberman-hd6lu]

Marcon put his thinking cap on and said "lets have an election that i will lose and the right wins" good job marcon brilliant move viva la 🇫🇷

[@northwestlife2794]

We are destroying ourselves all at once.

[@k9k9k9er6]

Lol ur proHmas r it’s backfired😂🤣😂🤣 can’t wait for Tr ump in US and conservatives in Ca nada…

[@nsbd90now]

@@k9k9k9er6 Fascism will fix everything and get rid of the people we don't like! Yay!

[@MahkyVmedia1]

​@@k9k9k9er6it's funny to you?

[@k9k9k9er6]

@MahkyVmedia1 Yes it is…very much so..As an Ir anian I’m very happy the west is fighting back for its value again Mus lims/lef tists

[@atedinahalf6288]

​@@MahkyVmedia1It's quite nice watching the politicians destroy themselves.

[@Erschophone]

1:52 Mathilde Panot is my deputé in Vitry-sur-Seine, a suburb south of Paris. She fights for all of us…

[@jbstanway9363]

So is everything far now? There is no left or right or central? Just far everything?

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

Fascists like LePen = far right. Middle/centrist = Macron. Liberals = Trudeau and Biden. Far left = Che and Fred Hampton (sadly there are no far left leaders anymore)

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

right/conservative was Charles De Gaulle. Ya girl Le Pen is far right/fascist.

[@Thermopylae2007]

If you dig a bit for DeGaulle's opinions on immigration, you'll find that he was open to a small amount of of it, but essentially shares the opinions of the NR. ​@BonusEggs4Sale

[@XXLovecraft]

Is there any way to be not far, populistic, radical or extreme if you are right wing while left wing Just can be left?

[@bejimathew]

It’s not right direction it’s not good sign I hope every sensible citizen of France vote wisely and responsible

[@paulantonio740]

Far right this, far right that... I looked at the National Rally's platform and it seemed just like the conservatism of just a few short years ago.

[@randygraham926]

I agree -- and I'm not a conservative. "Far-right" is a propaganda term to gin up fear and hostility.

[@french907]

A party that seeks to institute a National Preference and wants to prevent binationals to acess some jobs is far right not right

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

Except the platform *is* far right, and we know the Le Pen family's history, and what they stand for. It's not like it's some giant secret. I've been saying for years that we're *thisclose* to many having that epiphany that their "strong conservative values" are basically just fascism, before they finally embrace the word.

[@ItisOKtobewhite]

​@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e I hope she is far far far right. Extremely far right. That will make her extremely right.

[@perseuspersikus6830]

Haha. Keep denying. It is far right. Period.

[@CliffStJohn]

MEGA.. take your countries back

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

From the capitalists? Yes.

[@Zerothehero-tq1jg]

What the hell is this, this world coming too ?

[@nw932]

Sensibility? Rationality?

[@k9k9k9er6]

World is realizing that the lef tist/is lamists must be stopped..

[@Ahng_Noying9574]

Desperation.

[@wallaceerin3670]

Me when I don't get my way

[@kdoc82]

Thank god , a leader with the balls to sort it out UK needs to follow suite

[@kardinalcareokekylexy5738]

HE'S GOT ELIZABETH HOLMES ENERGY!

[@phattierolls]

Italy is next for sure.

[@Rainforestdelight]

Italy already has a far right government, have you been sleeping for the past few years?

[@ant.zen.1865]

@@Rainforestdelight you really think is far right ? 😂😂😂😂

[@nsbd90now]

I'd bet all democracies are going to fall to the power of the oligarchs.

[@Rainforestdelight]

@@ant.zen.1865 That’s what Democracy Now was shouting at the top of their lungs before Meloni was elected.

[@scottydu81]

@@nsbd90now Democracy has failed

[@mihaelaarnau1259]

The Right is good! 👍Does not exist far right.👎 Please don' t exaggerate! 🤦‍♀️

[@MistaTofMaine]

France getting tired of extreme left ideology.

[@razvanzabalovici]

Macron is extreme left? Get over yourself

[@johnarmon7818]

When you speak of the current Left, please say it correctly as the Far Left. Thank you.

[@johnarmon7818]

Amy, ive watched you from 2002, before the US invasion into Iraq. Using the term Far Right makes you sound like all the rest of the Main Stream. Its a sad day to hear you say this.

[@CameraCombo]

Amy knows more about Bardella than 99% of French voters- he's part of the family. This journalist clearly understands the situation- he hit the nail on the head. You have found one of the only real journalists in France.

[@michaeld9682]

Well he ignores the high crime which mass immigration has caused

[@CameraCombo]

@@michaeld9682 You mean to say that you believe the illusion that Le Pen and family have put forth to you. It's so easy to blame immigrants for a lack of police reforms and proper funding.

[@MattttG3]

Cool story bro

[@caro_es]

Lol.

[@davidschalit907]

And he mocked the anti-Semitism of the far-Left.

[@richardjones6475]

Not the For Right.

[@smithwez1101]

Hard to take a group serious using Super Mario Brothers 3 cartoons

[@allysoobratty7565]

A New French Revolution 😮

[@dant.1587]

I'm confused. I thought they only had conservativism in America? Don't Europeans spend their days worrying about Palestinians?

[@kathleenbolton-schmukler5727]

Nope. Ever heard of the 1930s and 1940s?? It’s history repeating, but this time, the scapegoats are brown and Black Muslim immigrants. Whenever the middle class struggles, they either veer more Left (see: French Revolution) or Right (see Third Reich..). Looks like this time they’re at a crossroads..

[@biderdoo]

The "far right" of macaroni is central.

[@carry10mm]

Liberal Tears

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

Lol imagine thinking leftists like Democracy Now are liberals

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

"liberal tears!" -chuds crying about being called far right

[@nielhansen2194]

It is not nazies🥹 we need change and the tabel Got to turn no more elite go rule Europe 👍😎🇩🇰

[@manuellayburr382]

Not far right - just right

[@MartinAdamD]

They've asked french for opinion lol

[@barbiejohnson3047]

Wake up brothers and sisters to the light of your own Spirit. Wake up brothers and sisters to the power of your Love. Pass it on...

[@DuderofDudeness]

Far-out dude, take a drink every time Democracy Later says far-right to dismiss layered, complex ppl as soon as possible.

[@razvanzabalovici]

Marine le pen is "layered" and "complex" 😂, perhaps a stable genius, you could say

[@Hellmood_CZ]

Auslander raus

[@kerlyenai]

This is the result of years of macron's disastrous right wing politics. The RN has the same economic program as Macron and votes the same way in parliament. They are the party of the ultra rich as all of their policies will make life worse for French people. They used the division sowed by years of billionaire funded propaganda that invented a so called foreign/islamic menace. The worse is France actually would collapse in weeks without these foreigners or people of foreign origin as they man the most essential and hardest jobs (health, transport, construction, food, etc) and provide the country with billions in tax revenue. Complete and utter madness, just like in the 1930's.

[@michaeld9682]

@@kerlyenai shhhhh The billionaires are behind the media

[@jansecj9472]

perfect and on the point

[@michaeld9682]

@@jansecj9472 someone is deleting the debunking comments The left destroy every state they control

[@michaeld9682]

@@jansecj9472 to be fair France has a mess due to leftwing open border policies

[@user-vi1uy7dy5e]

right of centre not far right just right saving the republic

[@ludovicleprinceroyal8721]

The protesters look like what you'd expect!

[@razvanzabalovici]

All the other comments: they're not fascists. They're just conservative. You: Look at the color of those protesters Pick one, guys 😅

[@ludovicleprinceroyal8721]

@@razvanzabalovici I wasn't talking about race, i was speaking of the "type of persons". get over yourself

[@user-ok6bt1nk1c]

The right will win and that thing at the beginning is a waste of french people's time

[@StudioCityCa]

Being a patriotic is not a far-right❤

[@violetlavender9504]

Nazi

[@razvanzabalovici]

It usually is

[@razvanzabalovici]

What's the point of all this chest beating?

[@violetlavender9504]

Marine Le Pen is far-right tho

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

That's literally a far right talking point

[@amills3271]

FRANCE 🇫🇷 FOR THE FRENCH!!! MULTICULTURALISM HAS FAILED!!!

[@benjaminh.9139]

So non whites are not french?

[@edwardskoda2409]

I'm a M A G A Trump supporter and people put labels on us just as they do far-left progressives as the establishment calls them. What is far right that they keep referring to M A G A as? We don't like endless wars and we don't like trade deals that hurt American workers, and much of what the populist-right stands for is what the far left in America used to stand for.

[@mariemabed]

how far back you go to be french souchien?

[@violetlavender9504]

Nazi

[@DarkCriimes]

Yeah Crimea is Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@laughingvampire7555]

If they won then they are not the far right, they are the center.

[@sportsmediaamerica]

Exactly. Normal folks who love France. Patriots!

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

Fascist brain worms take

[@2livenoob]

What does anti-muslim policies mean? what are Muslims doing that this party opposes?

[@mediterraneandiet2483]

It’s anti-weaponised mass migration, which is leading to cultural genocide of Europeans in their own homelands. See the Kalergi Plan.

[@Gnomeof9]

So this is how dictators in the past got into power...depressing and bloody future ahead for the world.

[@buckeyewill2166]

“What happens across the sea, Will come to you and me…” Old Black Gospel song

[@Seekthetruth3000]

Good news from France. Make Europe Great Again.

[@Gundum]

they are going to commit a bunch of injustices and when they lose support they might not let go of power

[@christer8964]

MEGA, yes

[@user-qr7wq2yi5d]

Yes yes yes

[@theatricult]

@@Gundum MEGA

[@user-sr8km8zi6s]

ignorant. it's the plague!

[@kingfisher-44]

Not far right. Just RIGHT.

[@Holypikemanz]

Just fing awesome :). Lefty democracy now is a little butthurt.

[@greenvelvet]

look at all the emboldened Nazis. Showing their true faces

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

Not poop with peanuts. Just POOP.

[@patrickscottanner6212]

Fair? How? Monsieur!

[@syedwhiskeyabbas961]

Cry democracy now what an ironic moment lol democracy now doesn’t want democracy when people want to elect right wing parties LOL

[@FADY-MAALOUF]

The people spoke , but the media still won’t listen

[@panzerbanz7296]

ur ass cheek is so left that ofc everthing right to u seems far right

[@UncleBobo]

If every country put there own citizens first, the world would be a much better place.

[@Withnail1969]

Uncontrolled immigration lowers living standards but results in more consumption so it makes the economy look like it's growing. If we didnt have it in Europe It would become clear that we have just been stagnating since 2008.

[@greenvelvet]

If every country prioritize peace instead of war death and genocide, THEN the world would be a better place. We all share this planet together, it's insane that we're not working together for peace and prosperity. Fracturing people into little nationalistic tribes is what the ruling elites want. This disease of power and nationalism is destroying the world and destroying the fabric of our society.

[@Polit_Burro]

Corporations are people too, according to the US "supreme" court. That's the court that gave Obama immunity for conducting the first targeted assassination on a US citizen (without due process of any kind). Proglodytes purport to be "very upset" that a orange badman got immunity for lesser crimes though. Odd.

[@ellenmccarthy6912]

Heus not good communicator

[@ChelseaSW6]

Mmm far right there’s that slur again how about it’s just right

[@ugodespains9810]

They are not at 33 but 29 the votes from the cités Côme in later

[@rdavis7350]

Mon Dieu!

[@matthewkardys6514]

what's wrong with Her Eye she looks real old now. Coved shots dun cout up with there old but.🔥☝️

[@tonymaiullo2674]

User Bots have letters in the profile

[@mikehollowayuk]

We are witnessing the rise of the new Nazis 😢

[@XXLovecraft]

What does make le Pen a Nazi?

[@jakobsmith4046]

Why dont you mention the xenophobia and islamophobia of Macron?

[@scottydu81]

Islamophobia is justified. It is an alien lifestyle.

[@lucasfrank8843]

Too many immigrants. No one wants their home flooded with outsiders. This is not a far right position.

[@k9k9k9er6]

The issue is the BAD immigrants!

[@nsbd90now]

Climate change is starting to cause entire populations to be on the move. This is only the start. Borders are going to get ugly, ugly, ugly.

[@ToddWSmith]

Should have thought about that before conquering half of Africa!

[@nsbd90now]

@@k9k9k9er6 Nope. That's propaganda. The issue is the international corporate billionaire oligarchs of the Military-Industrial Complex. They design the propaganda that keeps regular folk divided, blaming and attacking each other lest we unite against them.

[@ant.zen.1865]

@@k9k9k9er6 not only…! We are tired of a dangerous psychopath

[@boblester8641]

What polices make you extreme right

[@tommytar123]

Not "far-right" Now center,

[@Jaypocalypse]

Does stricter immigration laws mean far right now?

[@perseuspersikus6830]

No far right is far right. People are echoing mistakes of the past.

[@TT09B5]

@@perseuspersikus6830 The far left, who are in control of most wester countries, are the actual fascist.

[@memetopia5130]

@@perseuspersikus6830 They are a very moderate party. This channel is far left.

[@yakivpopavich]

@@perseuspersikus6830 Mistakes of what past?. You talking about Germany in the 40s?. What did they do wrong?.

[@mejusthappyrobot1008]

let democracy reign

[@jchung5265]

democracy is a badly tainted term!

[@CyberspacedLoner]

1933

[@IronskullGM]

@@jchung5265 You guys claim to love democracy until you dont win.

[@wallaceerin3670]

​@@CyberspacedLoner1886

[@stevemorse108]

Interesting analysis from this teacher and journalist . I am an American living in France and although I consider myself a progressive democrat and have done lots of human rights work over the years the crime rates in projects the fact that the police cannot operate in many areas due to fear of violence and under funding, teachers threatened and even beheaded and insulted daily all play into the hands of Le Pen. I was Ikea in Lyon recently and the number of veiled women and seeing slum areas where there are high unemployments rates and many people live on welfare again plays straight into the hands of people who are turning to demagogic perspectives. It is one thing waving France from afar and another living there, A friend of mine owns a company and he tells me that it is very hard to find young people who have a strong work ethic these days and this echoes many other sources I have heard from. French bureaucracy is of Staliinian proportions yet woefully inefficient. The country is not competitive compared to Germany and many companies have delocalized. It is all a fertile ground for Le Pen and her acolytes.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

Everyone is to the far right of you guys, so what do you actually mean far-right?

[@sass8575]

Wtf is going on in the comment section?

[@laughingvampire7555]

Le Pen's father never denied the holocaust, he only said it wasn't the main thing of WW2

[@JamesBurdon-gu5yu]

Which is correct, furthermore she isn't the same as her father. She isn't responsible for what he said or belived

[@DarkCriimes]

@@JamesBurdon-gu5yu🤣🤣

[@Randy-p3k]

French demon realying

[@rawlsrules]

Great analysis. One we in the U.S. should note.

[@MattttG3]

*you voted for these people for years, and you know it’s only made the general public less inclined to even hear you all out* But you have laughed and ignored all constructive criticism over the years from even your own constituents, and now you see the repercussions of those actions right before your eyes; worldwide too! Miraculous how badly you have failed. Really we should be thanking you all, for allowing the western world to unite against your regressive policies.

[@irmatalavera515]

Congratulations Ms Marie La Pen Viva La 🇫🇷

[@robertgouw396]

Trump Immune, far left losing ground in the EU, French far left suffers massive loses, Geert Wilders forms conservative Govt in the Netherlands and Nigel Farage looks to take the British election. Guess what? The whole World is sick of the LGBTQ, war politics, antisemitic protesters and Ukraine. LOL🤣🤣

[@mccleandazza4618]

Far right ???? Nah Just right

[@Cyberwizardcool]

the NFL is super fake like the WWE. Look up Jack Parsons and you will see the communist religion.

[@beefybeefbeefbeefy]

Have you heard Le Pen speak? She's very clearly far right.

[@french907]

A party that seeks to institute a National Preference and wants to prevent binationals to acess some jobs is far right not right

[@stayhungry1503]

im rather far right than far wrong

[@ryblack5032]

Amen 🙏

[@BasedSociety1]

When someone on the news says far-right, it means that’s a good candidate and that person cares for the people.

[@neilroy8840]

JUSTIN TRUDEAU ......................"""FJT"""

[@jo-annerichardson34]

@neilroy8840 Whatever your comment means Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are the only ones standing in the way of Canada becoming just like the U.S. in it's worst form of authoritarianism bordering on fascism. I have never seen such extremism, cynicism and downright dangerous elements cloaked as Polieve and the Conservative Party.

[@davidanglin7177]

😂

[@VaucluseVanguard]

Have you people heard yourself? Do you ever say to yourself “what does the typical American think of what we say” or even, what does the average citizen of other liberal democracies think of what we say? If you did, it would dawn on you that you’re talking utter drivel.

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

lol at fascists thinking they're the typical average person

[@joekavanagh8997]

Irish Nationalist here :-Vive Le Pen!!Vive La belle France!! Next up ,AfD in Germany.!! Ireland First in Ireland!! Victor Orban in Hungary has set the precedent.This is just the beginning..

[@DarkCriimes]

Jeez 🙄 Orban is a putin apologist.

[@razvanzabalovici]

"Nationalists of the world unite!"😂

[@joekavanagh8997]

​@@razvanzabaloviciGod bless all our great democratic Christian countries ,including yours and mine ! Thanks for replying.

[@razvanzabalovici]

@joekavanagh8997 joke went right over your head. god, you right wingers are dense 😅

[@joekavanagh8997]

​@@razvanzabaloviciNo ,you are just being a smart ass which is a whole lot different to being smart..And by the way ,the word "God" should ALWAYS be spelled with a capital "G".

[@deadname...]

🇫🇷Make France Great Again🇫🇷

[@Bwahzehdezooner]

La cri du coeur des paillasses.

[@whitneyhill5586]

HOW? BY LEAVING ITS COLONIES OR CONTINUE TO SUCK THEM? FRANCE HAD NEVER EVER BEEN GREAT. IT'S BEEN GREAT BECAUSE OF ITS COLONIES. THE FAR-RIGHT WANTS FRANCE TO BE INHABITED ONLY BY THE FRENCH. SO WOULD ALL THE FRENCH PEOPLE WORLDWIDE RETURN TO FRANCE? WOULD FRANCE LEAVE ALL ITS COLONIES INCLUDING NEW CALEDONIA?

[@jokulsnow9903]

Vive la France! From Canada

[@violetlavender9504]

Nazi

[@xtreem0302]

Lepen.. not anymore

[@bernsfatehi9874]

Vivre Marine LePen!