New Popular Front shocks world with French election win

New Popular Front shocks world with French election win
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[@blue18404]

America is a failed state. What countries in Europe actually takes care of their people?

[@rothsshvili5125]

C'est dommage

[@deansmith6924]

It’s not the voters that count, but those who count the votes. Last gasp of a state bleeding to death. Same as uk, hold tight it’s about to go of the rails

[@deansmith6924]

The French Corbin can be replaced by a party coup. Just like labour in the uk did to the original Corbin. One more roll of that old dice 🎲 in Europe. French and Uk elections both headed the same way. Remember the globalists think they can control the chaos 🇫🇷

[@timjrgebn]

Keep in mind Le Pen said she would take in Palestenians so Israel could continue their atrocities in Gaza. Europeans are done with taking in more immigrants, but they are also seeing the cause and effect, so they are responding accordingly. Looks like North America's future is going to be very isolated, which isn't good considering what's brewing in South/Central America. Mexico is already looking to rival US industrial capacity long-term, and China is heavily investing...

[@achimgeist5185]

The key countries of the EU, France and Germany, are in decline, economically, politically and socially, and this will drag the EU construct into the abyss.

[@frauleinhohenzollern8442]

Demographically in decline. Everything else they can recover from. But you can't recover from replacing Germans with north Africans.

[@damijan72]

That's what I am afraid of, too. Although Germans start to understand, what's going on. The elections in three federal states (Thuringia, Brandenburg, Saxonia) and then the federal elections in 2025 will show

[@gehtdichnixan446]

That‘s what happens if you get too comfortable

[@damijan72]

@@gehtdichnixan446 DEFINITELY! It’s this attitude that considers everything to be normal, that makes people passive, unaware, indifferent and in a way stupid and debilitated. But people are about to wake up. At least here in Germany…

[@PhilipBaker-sf4yv]

We can only hope!

[@optimal8155]

The establishments idea of democracy seems to be preventing the will of the people.

[@jackspring7709]

De-Mock-racy.

[@Nerwesta]

The will of the people was to reject Far-Right. Think better.

[@jopera2087]

There is a reason why all of these cultists call it "Our Democracy" instead of democracy ☺

[@Nerwesta]

@@jopera2087 you seem more like a cult to me than the regular people who didn't want a far right government. What's next ? Elections are rigged? 😂

[@FraserBailey-jm5yz]

Yes, but that has been obvious for many years now.

[@kitcat4512]

Decent people don't expect dirty tricks, welcome to the new world order

[@wadeday8706]

Did you even watch the video? It’s not new. The system was designed that way to keep the communists out of power in the 60s and 70s. This time it worked against the right. Also the RN only got 35% of the vote and that is not an absolute majority even in proportional representation.

[@GunShark0]

Has nothing to do with being decent or not. It's simply a matter of are you sleep walking or not.

[@mexmexican8619]

And we’re supposed to believe that the government has our best interests at heart

[@lonalxaia]

They have a WEF agenda to fulfil.

[@randygraham926]

No, it's BlackRock, Bank of America, Boeing, Goldman Sachs, and Meta that truly love you. You will be safe in their cuddles. Oh wait.... those companies own 'our' government so it's all GOOD!

[@hyhhy]

​@@randygraham926 It's all double plus good.

[@chachi958-rg8ju]

A Socialist that is a neo-liberal is not a socialist. Words use to mean things.

[@davidcritchley3509]

"Socialism with French Characteristics"?

[@bogdanpopescu1401]

classic liberalism is almost dead in the west, an internationalist socialist is much closer to what you call neo-liberal than you are willing to admit; today's left-liberals, or progressives, in the US are a soft version of socialists, one which accepts the corporations and tries to control them, instead of nationalizing them; other than that they share the technocratic bureaucratic mindset for governing and problems solving; the hardcore, state ownership over the means of production, brand of socialism is thankfully a hard sell considering the fiasco of the communist enterprise; so until we learn to accept free markets, we are stuck with this big government - big corporations model; call it neo-liberalism or crony capitalism all you want, it's closer to socialism than it is to free markets

[@denarjan]

​@FunkyWinkerbean Yes, huge problem. The Globalists ought to be called the extremists, its what they've proven to be.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

it all means communist government 😊

[@Ghastly_Grinner]

Interchangeable words both meaning scum

[@theimperialist2686]

Doesn't matter which side is selected to win, both serve special self chosen tribe you're not allowed to criticise.

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

They're the same coin

[@sicsempertyrannis4104]

Hand rubbing intensifies

[@user-kn3de9li1u]

​@@sicsempertyrannis4104oy vei

[@jamesdond614]

Of course you can criticise what are people doing on here.

[@AtreidesT660]

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.😐

[@jackspring7709]

They're all going to turn on each other.

[@timjrgebn]

Frankly, it seems this is true across the board. We have legacy demographics and younger demographics coming to a real vicious head towards each other. You see it in Europe and North America. Previous demographics want to keep the status quo or return to how things were while the new demographics don't see their future nearly in that way, believing their interests could finally be realized. People talk of America having a civil war, but it's looking more like how the Qing dynasty fell, but maybe a bit worse. The previous demographics were scapegoated for all the economic stagnation and weakness of the young and were systemically targeted as a response.

[@josephineamawiafe9428]

Amen

[@dondp7500]

Basically Macron said that "if I can't have France, the right will not get it either".

[@KrunoslavStifter]

What right? There is no right? There are only degrees of commies and opportunists.

[@Nerwesta]

The far-right *

[@DimitriosPapoudas]

Because Macron is far left right?

[@Nerwesta]

@@DimitriosPapoudas he is even a revolutionary !

[@oswarz]

@@DimitriosPapoudas Funny!

[@robertjarman4261]

Three African countries,Fasa,Nigeria and Mali have kicked the french out.Times are changing rapidly.Expect the UK to suffer too.

[@ibrahimwellington3046]

The French have never been involved in Nigeria?

[@djowers1349]

​@ibrahimwellington3046 Niger can be autocorrected to Nigeria.

[@mafteim5556]

​@@ibrahimwellington3046 Niger not Nigeria

[@Typecast-L]

No body cares about African countries really. Every time you do something like this the only ones worse off are you. Its hilarious to see unfolding.

[@ejc6394]

​@@ibrahimwellington3046he meant niger

[@momzilla9491]

The Tower of Babel will fall. Trudeau must go!

[@hattmancock6396]

I have no doubt the pendulum will swing, what these people stand for is agaisnt human nature. The real concern is how much damage they’re going to leave behind

[@damijan72]

The whole tower is about to implode: US, France, UK, Germany...victims of their own globalist greed

[@ordman3351]

Did you mean tower of Basel

[@CJFCarlsson]

@@ordman3351 What has Basel ever done to you?

[@djtrainspotter3079]

The west is doomed.

[@josephineamawiafe9428]

Amen

[@fallencringelord7856]

Good

[@CJFCarlsson]

@@fallencringelord7856 your parents will have to start charging you rent.

[@martinak1723]

@@CJFCarlsson naaw

[@travisfubu9053]

cope with it

[@malcolmt7883]

Voting is like getting to pick your burglar.

[@frankburklin1116]

Never hear it put that way but spot on. They bend us over one way or the other.

[@randygraham926]

I can only think Alexander meant to say that Melenchon was "anti-American and anti Project Ukraine" I think it must have been a slip of the tongue... makes no sense otherwise. Melenchon is definitely not pro-American Empire.

[@Nerwesta]

They can't hide their huge bias, do they.

[@francescostello1377]

Indeed.

[@dal6984]

and they have the nerve to criticise Russian elections. 🤦‍♂️

[@lyndacompton1846]

There are entities in this world that would like to have chaos

[@dogsbollox4335]

And the West is fulfilling there agenda without a whimper.

[@francescostello1377]

Indeed there are, the Zionist imperialistic, Neo Liberal, Globalists

[@WWIIDaughter7]

George Soros at the top of that list.

[@Shannon-ro6ju]

True chaos is required for a real far right

[@jamesmterrell]

Serious question: Why bother voting in France if the insiders control the final outcome?

[@klauskinski5969]

because the game always worked just by the fact alone that ruling party and the majority of the opposition where part of the club playing the switchero game. this time the whole club is in goverment, leaving nobody as opposition to play the switchero game when ppl are unsatisfied.

[@MarkHockridge-qd2fb]

Mitterand was 14 years president because he went with the mood of the people and manoeuvred himself very cleverly! Macron is not in the same league!

[@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999]

Absolutely.

[@cestmoi3963]

The mood of the people? he is at the origin of the decadence of France. He called himself “god”.

[@gisligissurarson4288]

What makes people think that the French elections are free and fair?

[@kevinwaalker]

Compared to the Russian clown show You mean ?

[@johannuys7914]

@@kevinwaalker Quickly. Draw a comparison.

[@jitblues]

@@kevinwaalker How about the Ukrainian democratic non-democracy?

[@Dysthmic_Danny]

France has not had free and fair elections for a while. Voter fraud is rampant. You need to go to a place like Russia to find an election where everything is transparent and there's no hint of electoral fraud. Russia's elections should be a model for the rest of the world, yet ignorant western shills who have not researched the issue will make false claims about Russian elections.

[@timjrgebn]

@@jitblues Frankly, this election actually made more sense for a European nation, even if Europe is still destine for decline economically due to new competing trade routes. Europeans are done with new immigrants and refugees, but Le Pen said she'll take in more Palestinians to allow Israel to keep doing what they are in Gaza. The French may have seen this cause and effect from Israel and the US regarding West Asia, responding accordingly. If so, it was a very smart move regarding political autonomy. They need to get as far from US and Israel as humanly possible, as they've already become too much of rogue crusaders. Again, this doesn't change the long-term trend coming for Europe and the broader West due to trade routes shifting towards the belt and road, as well as the broad budget and trade deficits that have been constantly rising for decades (Trump broke the recent record in 2019 with 3 TRILLION budget deficit). The West is simply in big trouble long term.

[@ernestoelche9161]

On this one my dear friends I disagree with you Alex and Alexander. Melenchon is not pro American, quite the opposite he was a friend and admirer of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, he spoke first about a new security agreement for Europe before Maidan revolution and le pen started to copy the language of Melenchon and I can see a lot neoliberals camouflaged in Le pen’s party

[@Anemoia100]

Thank you for stating this!!

[@shin0bili]

Thank you! Plus Melenchon has explicitly called for Palestinian statehood.

[@randygraham926]

I can only think Alexander meant to say that Melenchon was "anti-American and anti Project Ukraine" So I think it must have been a slip of the tongue... makes no sense otherwise.

[@francescostello1377]

Indeed

[@aitorhernandez7806]

Melenchon is not pro USA, true. But he's antiPutin. A huge huge anti Putin dude.

[@brandon-hh7jf]

You can vote for who you want, but in Western democracies 'the house' always wins.

[@LKaramazov]

Well said.

[@klauskinski5969]

not really. it worked so far because the house split the game always between ruling party and opposition. so when unsatisfied ppl would switch to the opposition the next election. but this time, they have nobody in the opposition. we have already seen what happens next in the weimar republic. in the last election before hitler took over, nsdap and communists had around 7-10% of the vote per party. all the establishment parties neither had the majority themself to form a goverment but all refused to make a coalition with nsdap or communists as weaker partner to form a goverment. they did what france did and formed a big coalition that wasnt able to effective rule and only the communists and nsdap as opposition. the next election nsdap got over 30% of the vote, making it one of the stronger parties being able to form a coalition where they controlled all the key positions.

[@dave8767]

The French establishment doesn't want to see that happen! Macron doesn't want to see that happen! Too bad about the wishes of the people of France! Western democracy 2024.

[@septicwhelk3654]

@dave8767 You forgot the F E W

[@KermitFrazierdotcom]

Manu

[@Nerwesta]

You can't be more wrong than that, if you followed this election, an increasing part of establishment was supporting le Pen. CNEWS, the biggest TV channel on this country, is as steadfast pro-RN that you can imagine. MEDEF ( the cartel of businesses ) applauded le Pen for her " vision" towards economy, that is, not threatening the status quo, at all. Of course this doesn't stick to your narrative, I know.

[@silenciothequiet3471]

@dave8767 You must be American or just ignorant. The French electoral ecosystem for all its flaws doesn't work like in the US or the UK, you have more than 2 relevant parties and it's close enough to a direct democracy, it's just that the mediation control and the politicians are quite amoral ... The fact that anyone outside of France thinks that Le Pen is antiglobalist and competent is risible. French voters know what they would get with the NR, a bunch of chaotic nincompoops, just like within Sweden or the Netherlands's current government. The Duran duo love all these populists as if they are some kind of political geniuses or genuine statesmen, I like them better when they stick to reporting geopolitical events and provide an audience to truly distinguished guests(most of the time) ...

[@DantesDarkside]

I'm livins in a little french village, and we were not able to vote on sunday, they said that it was "not neccessary", because they would count the votes from the first election... ??? And a friend of mine said, she heard the same issue from other little villages. Something very fishy is going on

[@brianniziol6479]

The election in France is like arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The ability of the French to maintain their high standard of living is over. The debt bomb is about to explode.

[@captainpawpawchannel]

Actually the euro has ruined France, see the trade balance since 2002, it plummets

[@brianniziol6479]

@@captainpawpawchannel The French run their nation better than Brussels run it.

[@user-he8nd1rd7e]

I really wish Macron should resign

[@francescostello1377]

Indeed, but he's to arrogant, narcissistic to do that.

[@woildee9998]

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

[@captainpawpawchannel]

Come on, it's a misrepreasentation of the things, thr NFP has withdrawn when there were triangular votes

[@rajuyogihalli3889]

When will France allow it's colonies complete economic independence?

[@user-oh8jj8ht1s]

When the former co lo nies stop sending milllliions of immmgrnts to Frnce and stop blilkng France for foreignaid?

[@user-oh8jj8ht1s]

These former colo nies expct aid m o n ey but don't want to give anything back.

[@wadeday8706]

@@user-oh8jj8ht1sneocolonialism started mass immigration into France and not the other way around.

[@robertredford772]

​@@user-oh8jj8ht1stotally the contrary, stop milking them, killing their leaders, and let them used their own currency not the FCFA, Then you will not see them in your countries.

[@EUGENIUS60]

Nonsense.

[@johndonson1603]

Rest in Peace France !!

[@user-ju3xv1xx5z]

Apparently a civil war/revolution brewing

[@ceeinthesky1068]

The ‘far right’ label works, people hear that and influences how they vote. Le Pen needs to work on these ridiculous labels by debunking them.

[@In-hoc-signo-vinces]

I think they need to do the opposite. Like with “racist”. The term in uk is fast losing its power cos people just go “so?” . Magic words the left use only have power if you play into the framing

[@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999]

Yes, it's the world they've turned upside down.

[@rogerhearn5243]

Only it's not a ridiculous label. These parties base themselves on ultra nationalism and racism and pose a real threat to the ordinary working class people of France. All they offer is gaslighting scapegoating, austerity, unfunded tax cuts for the rich and empty promises to ordinary people. Thats how populism works. Nothing mentioned here about the program put forward by the left coalition and thats what people voted for. The biggest turn out, in the second round, in twenty years.

[@ggdaddy6676]

You're correct about the use of "far right" -- but the Globalists actually like right wing parties, because they absorb a lot of public anger and channel it into a political movement that is relentlessly pro-capitalist and anti-big-government, and will therefore never try to regulate their activities in any meaningful way. They correctly believe this is much safer for them than allowing any genuine left wing (ie anti-capitalist) alternatives to take root.

[@whensonzhou4174]

extreme anti immigrant, racist and pro imperialist is far right... people should rightfully avoid party with these characteristic.

[@shin0bili]

I'm confused, how is Melenchon pro american but also anti-ukraine war and anti-israel? Those are priorities of the US government.

[@francescostello1377]

Indeed, he is not pro US, think it was a slip of the tongue by Alexander

[@Pomegranate_David]

Melenchon is also vain according to Al but Macron is not?!

[@jamesevans1890]

They had 25% of the vote. Great victory! In seats.....

[@selectedworks9253]

A shock to the Duran who wanted La Pen!

[@Pomegranate_David]

Alexander is furious but he is too repressed as a Brit to show us.😂

[@selectedworks9253]

@@Pomegranate_David yeah he’s trying his best to keep his smug grin though!

[@AtlatlMan]

Can we just ressurect DeGaulle from the dead and put him in charge?

[@livingtribunal4110]

_Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose_

[@KRm627]

Indeed it does.

[@stephendalton1648]

France. It used to be a country

[@user-tr8fs7lm8r]

Not just a country, but a beacon of civilization, science and Democracy. Now it is an American Woke Outpost, a third world melting pot of some of the worst ideas the world has to offer.

[@1974Qball]

Tiny Hats DESTROYED Europe.

[@tbrown4080]

NWO globalist dont want countries anymore. The rich elite want one world government

[@Helena_Zee]

Love now seeing all these far right wingers with their panties in a twist.

[@Lyraorganum]

Voting is useless. Send in the military.

[@LKaramazov]

In America, the military is the source of the rot, along with the DoJ and the CIA.

[@benholland1331]

The military is there weapon not the people

[@LKaramazov]

@@Lyraorganum mmm I wonder if KZbin deleted my post or if people out there can see it. I called the military the DoJ and the cia the source of the rot. Is KZbin so compromised you can’t even make a simple statement?

[@jamesjenkins3384]

They did during yellow vest. Saw a EU armored vehicle at the Eiffel Tower.

[@toddpenning3321]

Just like the USA, we are still in shock FJB won the election here???🇺🇸

[@tombayless9759]

Maybe he didn't...half the country knew it was rigged

[@roannamowbray3802]

Rip Britain Rip France Rip USA Rip Canada

[@natalya2088]

And RIP Germany 🇩🇪

[@gyorgyor7765]

Don't be so dramatic.

[@lyndacompton1846]

Looks that way and I think it's done on purpose

[@NorthernObserver]

@@gyorgyor7765oh yeah? Then when do we take power from these traitors? 5 years. 10 years 25 years. 100 years? How much longer can the rot continue.

[@mejust8392]

Good riddance. Hegemonic Empire is past its sell by date.

[@longmemory4716]

All sounds nothing less than France deserves. Le Pen can't possibly sort out this mess that Macron has created in the short term so step back for a while and let Macron, Melenchamp, et al carry the can.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

I wasn't shocked. Well, I don't have a television . . . 😅

[@l.w.paradis2108]

To stop Le Pen, "they've created chaos" --- as if Le Pen in the (non-absolute) majority would not have been chaos. The responsible thing would have been "to allow Le Pen to govern?" No one prevented her from persuading the voters to vote for her party. Having said that, great analysis overall. Lots of perceptive observations that no one else makes, yet perfectly true. (What's up with these other analysts? Why don't they know any of this history?)

[@JesusOrDestruction]

Even so, Macron is still finished…

[@Typecast-L]

And in return you get someone way WAY worse....

[@l.a.mottern3106]

He will just be given another job in the EU. Macron's paychecks won't stop.

[@HerrinSchadenfreude]

Doesn't change anything given the Left's confirmed priorities, which just like Macron are in order, Ukraine, Ukraine, and Ukraine.

[@Tchernoziuum]

@@HerrinSchadenfreude Exactly, but stupid people in comments doesn't understand that fact. This Popular Front is even worse and russophobic than the National Rally or Macron's party.

[@user-ge7ll3km3p]

I don't know. Macron is a master weasel and manipulator. He will play the right against the left and remain at the center.

[@JK-jt3lr]

Let's be honest, Le Pen would have been a shit show a la Meloni. Her surprice embrace of israel sealed the deal.

[@kt2816]

French democracy isnt so democratic

[@mark_2]

The CIA project called the EU undermined all remnance of any national sovereignty or democracy. It's a neoliberal proxy dictatorship ruled by Washington.

[@yolandascholten2012]

The will of the people has been ignored, trampled and exposed. Macron’s meddling will continue to have devastating results for years to come.

[@kaminaritsk]

nice "democracy" you got there, France

[@1974Qball]

The West is TRASH!!

[@eduardocypriano4378]

Is the Duran sad that LePen lost? Are they right-wingers?

[@gideonros2705]

@@eduardocypriano4378 Why do you think that? They have a variety of opinions that can never be right or left. Besides if you want an extreme left and woke channel there are plenty to choose.

[@Pomegranate_David]

Yes they love the right wing grifters.

[@danielgyllenbreider]

None of the combatants in France are a threat to the system. A true movement for change will not follow the parliamentary rules created by the ruling class or go through the "proper channels" in order to seize power. Especially the French, with their history, should know this.

[@dvsxavier]

It's highly unusual outcome. RN had won 37% popular vote and yet they came out of 3rd in the second round of voting behind the Far-Left and the Centrist Macron's Renaissance Party. Much like the UK election, whereby Nigel Farage's Reform UK received 4.1 million popular votes but won only 5 MP seats.

[@redjelly8321]

It’s all rigged against us! No hiding it these days!

[@Camcolito]

"Apart from Macron, we're ok" - The Macron Party

[@rajeshpanday1887]

This commentary would make sense if Le Pen's party had come in 2nd. However, they came in an emabrassing 3rd. What this actually shows is that Le Pen has probably reached her maximum level of support. She, and Macron, were thoroughly out maneuvered by Melenchon. While the left will not be able to govern effectively for now it does show the French public that the left behind Melenchon is a formidable political force. And this will be essential to winning the presidency in the next election.

[@IndigoStargazer]

No , there was ballot stuffing, rigging and fraud !

[@dmh1907]

aaaarrrggghhhhhhhhhh 🤬😡😓 i was so happy M.Le Pen going to Win .

[@francescostello1377]

Le Pen, two cheeks of the same backside, she's pro US, war Ukraine, Israel.

[@yolandascholten2012]

Yeah I didn’t see this coming either.

[@darkspel]

I'm french speaking Belgian, very attentive to french politics and this is an excellent and accurate discussion

[@user-yb4sz1te7r]

Political reality doesn’t reflect the true sentiment and wishes of the French population. Hell to democracy.

[@bigal7375]

I watch Alexander's videos regularly and really like his analysis on Ukraine. But where it comes to his comments on other events it's more of a mixed bag. First of all, I don't understand why people in the west use the term "globalism". It's called IMPERIALISM. People have known that for a long time. There's no need to invent new words to describe te excact same phenomenon. Sometimes I think some people don't want to use the term only because Marxist-Leninists used it to describe policies of global hegemony. But here is the more important part. I share criticism of Macron and his policies. He is certanly a US lap dog. I would never even consider voting for him. That being said, Le Pen would be no better. Le Pen is a fraud, much like Meloni is a fraud. Like Farage is a fraud. Promising people to stop immigration but it won't happen because corporations want the cheap labour and these politicians serve corporate interests. Promising to stop supporting Banderites in Ukraine and then turning back on that promise. Le Pen will not save France. Neither will Melenchon or Macron. They are all deeply flawed. Le Pen if and when she finally wins, maybe in the next elections, will turn out to be the obedient servant of the US empire, just like Macron, Meloni, Sunak, Starmer, Scholz...no different.

[@Anemoia100]

Well stated! 👌

[@fallencringelord7856]

Conservatives will do anything to not admit the Communists were right.

[@mutanderyt9811]

So what is the answer?

[@jetb]

Yes I fear you are correct…Meloni being a prime example.

[@johnmcternan4157]

​@@mutanderyt9811There is none, nothing can stop the collapse now.

[@ericwedin4154]

”The people’s front of Judea?!”, ”Oohh, i thought we were the popular front…” ”SPLITTERS!!!” 😂😂

[@alfredlear4141]

I was looking through the comments to find out who would do this obvious joke before me ❤

[@richieingoogleworld6524]

"Whatever happend to the Popular Front?"..."He's over there"

[@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999]

@@alfredlear4141 Me too. It's gotta be done.

[@TrigonAZR]

Gotta love "Life of Brian" More relevant now than ever😵‍💫

[@RyszardUsack]

You , You quoted a great american critical thinker, Bless You Alexander

[@atausnz7397]

with money you can change /"create" anything you want

[@WatchThisSpaceMedia]

Melechon is more pro-Soviet than pro-Russian he is probably more supportive of Russian interventiom in Ukraine than Le Pen who is the French version of Meloni

[@mutanderyt9811]

Alex really looks like he wasn't enjoying this particular stream

[@simplicio5828]

10 millions de voix pour le RN contre 7 pour le NFP mais les circonscriptions sont soigneusement découpées pour faire gagner la gauche.

[@littleconan7929]

Pfff Nawak. Faut juste admettre que l'élection a 2 tours n'est jamais favorable aux partis clivants. Et elle a un sens cette élection a deux tours car le député n'est pas qu'un votant à l'assemblée, on ne vote pas pour un parti mais un député qui représente une circonscription. On peut se demander a quoi sert cette représentation locale oui, mais dans ce cadre l'election à deux tours est parfaitement légitime.

[@pamela7433]

❤😊MANY THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE WITH US RAIN OR SHINE.

[@pamela7433]

❤😊THE DURAN ARE SIMPLY THE BEST.

[@skwish6401]

How best when both are agreeing to each other.

[@angelgarciagarcia7295]

absolutely spot on !

[@julessignoret9113]

Alexander is right. It is probably the last time they can use the vichy comparaison with Le Pen. Just because the current and the upcoming generations of people, won't have a clue what Vichy was, they are all dumb down not to know history. We are bound to win eventually. Vive la France

[@mattbeckelhymer1669]

One can only imagine how crazy and tragic the Summer Olympics in France will be . I predict one huge tragedy after another in France and the rest of the West

[@mattbeckelhymer1669]

@FunkyWinkerbean exactly

[@zzbudzz]

@FunkyWinkerbean I have boycotted the world cup all my life ...

[@reshchak]

I watched Richard Medhurst video on elections and on National Front. I suggest you have a look. Just because there are parties and people oppose the current leadership, does not neccesary mean that that their way is the right way. It seems to me that viewers here are supportive of anyone who shouts immigrants and promises to strict migration. One needs to look at their policies in all areas. Richard's video highlights just that. Amongst NF candidates are many whose IQ is similar to ms Baerbeck's. That a few are neo Nazis should not be ignored. What we need is a new political movement, combing the fringe left and right. Today's labels are no longer relevant.

[@heimomoilanen9654]

Excellent analysis on France . Thanks again guys

[@johannafreeburn3061]

if i had a vote in france and i had given it to candidate b, and then candidate b GAVE MY VOTE to candidate c to subvert the majority vote, i would be truly FURIOUS!

[@1974Qball]

If voting mattered they would let you do it.

[@yolandascholten2012]

Is that how it works in France? Thanks for simplifying it.

[@lewstherintelamon1377]

7:23 Melenchon is decidedly NOT pro-American.

[@nellyjohnson7316]

But is he anti NATO?

[@ludviglidstrom6924]

Melenchon is “pro-American”? What does Alexander mean by that?

[@xm8lover]

He misspoke

[@georgecitizen7405]

I love Greek people and you thank you for being on the side of truth and justice

[@Saints1890]

You two actually predicted this would happen a week ago , well done guys !

[@pamela7433]

❤😊PUTIN THE GREAT.

[@ednorton47]

The last popular front prime minister ended up in Buchenwald.

[@Tchernoziuum]

@@ednorton47 and The First Popular Front from 1936 started the war with Germany in 1939. History repeats itself.

[@ednorton47]

@FunkyWinkerbean Leon Blum was confined to Buchenwald Concentration Camp until his release in 1945.

[@timjrgebn]

@@Tchernoziuum Who's Germany in this scenario?...

[@Tchernoziuum]

@@timjrgebn Considering that there is a Cia "neocons russophobic zionist" agent in this NFP, Russia is their new target.

[@GunShark0]

​@@timjrgebn if it is not Germany itself, it will be the US.

[@gerardbosvonhohenfels1866]

The guy has a "TICK" by shaking his head continuously

[@fifula]

Gentlemen. Watching your shows is not just an amazing source of current affairs views and complexities. Your show is also a true source of historical and geopolitical knowledge that is so scarce these days. Thank you very much for all your hard work!

[@JeremAl]

CORRECTION: Mélenchon is NOT pro American AT ALL. He has a History of welcoming Chilean leftist refugees in Evry under Pinochet as well as Argentinian refugees and received awards from there for doing so. He calls Americans “Gringos”, refuses to speak good English (his Spanish is fluent), calls himself proudly anti American and has good relationships with most leftist movements in Latin America (AMLO received him and Correira came to his conferences etcetc…). Sorry but this is a big mistake. (Glucksman you’re right, but he hates Melenchon and didn’t accept Melenchon s leadership because he thinks he’s antisemitic. He was just not asked his opinion cos he is not a director of the 3 top parties).

[@fiizzy3884]

Thanks for that info, I don't know much about French politics and this is very interesting.

[@gordanapleckovic7556]

This IS a right-wing commentary after all. To say that the system was created to stop the communists and than talk about the ragtag left-wing coalition trying to overcome the obstacles is cynical, to say the least. I don't have any illusions about the result and don't think it will change much, , but a democratic system should have the right and the left options

[@randygraham926]

You're absolutely right, JeremAI. I was shocked by that comment from Alexander as it's clearly wrong. How can you be pro-American in France and anti- Project Ukraine? Plus Melenchon has a long history working with the actual left around the world -- not the Americans -- as you point out. Thank you for the clarification.

[@littleconan7929]

He is not pro american... but has played the game of wokism made in USA in france. Quite funny for a man pretending to be an "anticapitalist"

[@Tulkash01]

Did he? He was accused of being antisemitic because he supports the Palestinian cause but I’m not particularly aware of him being a fan of tokenism.

[@SpankyHanky69]

Christofarou is so butthurt 😂😂

[@Liza-ur4ep]

Superb analysis, 👍 Duran-Duran!

[@pallieterhutschemakers8730]

Very well analysed ! I think you’re right !

[@pamela7433]

❤😊THANK YOU AND TAKE CARE.

[@soniad.2993]

I've been waiting for this since last night.

[@borisstremlin4577]

The biggest difference between Syriza and the French Popular Front is that France is a much more powerful economy than Greece was. The main reason Syriza failed at governing is that the Germans and the Bundesbank demanded they implement draconian austerity in exchange for continuing to have access to the line of credit. This is all well-documented by Syriza's finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, who was not a particularly good politician, but who remains one of the greatest intellectuals in Europe. It is hard to imagine that the same play can be recapitulated here. France is not Greece, and 2024 is not 2014. This doesn't mean that the FP won't fall on its face, but the parallel with Syriza is a bit misleading.

[@donaldduck926]

As a French I commend your excellent understanding of French politics. The reason why Melenchon wont make an alliance with Le Pen like the Communists did with De Gaulle is because he is controlled opposition. Yet his little leftie comrades want to show Melenchon the exit because he never was strongly against Russia and is not a big friend of what is going on in Gaza either.

[@Pomegranate_David]

So Melenchon is on the right side of history you say? Pardon my pun of course.

[@RFazor]

Same old, same kind of old

[@marshall7781]

A socialist that differentiates between communism and socialism is a Norwegian democrat

[@CHAADOEMS]

What exactly was Le Pen’s party going to change and improve for France? I wouldn’t trust that movement as far as I could throw it.

[@djtrainspotter3079]

Rigged, just like here in England. RIP democracies.

[@In-hoc-signo-vinces]

Democracies suck so at least there is a silver lining

[@frauleinhohenzollern8442]

Fuck democracy. Giving all the idiots a vote was the worst mistake possible.

[@danielgyllenbreider]

Revolution is the only way forward. The anti-establishment parties we see mostly in the Collective West are not really interested in changing the system at its core. They play by the rules set up by the ruling class, playing the election game etc. This is why they constantly disappoint their supporters.

[@redjelly8321]

I think the same. If people can’t see something is very wrong, there’s no helping them!🤔

[@RoyalistCavalier]

Don't be sorry for Reform Uk because it is controlled opposition after all. Nigel Farage is not a nationalist or a patriot of Great Britain, he is a false prophet and an agent of the elite. Nigel Farage is a Manchurian politician created by the World Economic Forum and company to destroy and kill of the real patriot and nationalist go Great Britain and that was Nick Griffin and the British National Party. UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) aka Brexit Party aka Reform UK is controlled opposition in the same way that the Green Party is. The only true and real opposition in Great Britain is 1)The BNP (British National Party) and 2)The BFP (British First Party). Only the stupid ignorant and naive support the likes of Nigel Farage and Reform UK.

[@elza6132]

Thank you, gentlemen ❤ You are the best 👍🏻💯

[@DundeeDazza]

RIGGED is all you need to say.

[@claesund]

Excellent Guys!

[@maryannmccabe3648]

gosh yall cheered me up!!!!!!!!!!!! a viewer in the UK

[@MuhammedMuhammed-xd7qo]

You look at a map of how France voted, the entire country is Le Pen...except Paris.

[@restonthewind]

I doubt that many people outside of France are shocked ... To be shocked, one must expect a different outcome (or any outcome) beforehand.

[@barryshaw5660]

The World is changing faster all the time gentlemen thank you very much for keeping up with it to keep me grounded in reality. I’m hoping for more SCO and BRICS+ and ARAB LEAGUE videos in the future as the Western decline continues to pick up pace.

[@rogerzen8696]

Haven't seen Alexander so excited in a while. 😂 Good analysis! 👍🏻

[@mirjanagavrilovic4275]

Thank you ❤❤❤

[@scott701230]

How does Alexander Mercouris know all these facts about French and Russian, USA politics and dynamics, and mind you so intimately, how does he do it?

[@themsmloveswar3985]

He has contacts, and devours knowledge.

[@user-oh8jj8ht1s]

I think he must have a staff that helps. Can't imagine him getting all this informaytion on his own every single day.

[@lewstherintelamon1377]

He talks to people. But to be fair, he did say that Melenchon is pro-American (7:23), which is wrong, so it's not like he's infallible.

[@jetb]

Melenchon may not be pro American….but he will fall into line…like a good little soldier.

[@danielgyllenbreider]

Its not rocket science.

[@nicksallnow-smith7585]

I think it is worth noting the geographical divides of all recent elections. Le Pen won no seats in greater Paris. In the UK the Tories won zero seats in London. In the US the big cities are completely blue. So in western countries we have a total country/city divide.

[@user-rc7gz4ok4e]

Gentlemen, great assessment of the issues.