France General Discussion II: Living under Marxism

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http://www.metrofrance.com/info/sondage-municipales-2014-pas-de-vague-bleue-a-l-horizon/mmcg!PBC9OeBKYebE/

I'm not sure that it will be a UMP year because of the far-right. For instance I think that the left could win Marseille!

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Rightwingers make me sick with this scandal. Under Sarkozy, there were much more scandals. They should validate Sarkozy budget campaign's before speaking.

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It's not a surprise... A bad period for Hollande...

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ConCon validates the entire gay marriage law:
http://www.francetvinfo.fr/le-conseil-constitutionnel-valide-le-mariage-pour-tous_326516.html#xtor=EPR-51-%5Balerteinfo%5D-20130517-%5Bbouton%5D-%5Bfacebook

Great news! I hope "le conseil constitutionnel" will invalidate Sarkozy's campaign!

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Christine Boutin finally proves (again) that she's a bigot and vicious homophobe: http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2013/05/27/christine-boutin-et-son-nouveau-derapage-anti-gay-dans-les-grandes-gueules-de-rmc_n_3342252.html

"We are invaded by gays"

After her bible in the Assembly. She's really crazy...

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Don't understimate her chances. She can win... Paris is trending left but if Hollande stays really unpopular next year...

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RIP. Fascism is always disgusting...

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The UMP administrations in Versailles and Saint-Cloud have banned some film poster because *gasp* two men are kissing on the poster *gasp* the children oh my god.

Le Petit journal continues to be awesome and is having a field day making fun my new moronic UMP deputy, Fredo. Apparently he asked some stupid question about "nurses in Montreal" and everybody on the UMP benches had no clue what the hell he was asking. He also said that "he liked people" and other touchy-feely stuff, I've never heard somebody who speaks solely in platitudes (complete with soft touchy-feely voice) like him.

Frederic Lefebvre is just one of the biggest moron I've ever seen after Morano.  He doesn't serve anything. It's just uncommonly stupid this "députés de l'étranger"...

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Sarko prepping for a comeback?

He won't win office again, he can try but it won't be successful.

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Good news

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What happens now with regards to legal penalties?

The UMP is literally in trouble economically. This party will many millions!

Sarko resigning immediately from the Constitutional Council. Is that a first for an ex-president?

Probably, but for the presidents of the Ve Republic:
Charles de Gaulle: he refuses to join the Constitutional Council
Pompidou: just impossible
Mitterrand: I'm not sure he joins, he was sick.
There are just VGE and Chirac and I know that VGE is really inactive now!
So it's not really important.

Delphine Batho lashes out at austerity and the lack of collegiality in government, accuses the government giving in to powerful 'economic forces' and calls on the left to mobilize in favour of the environment. She's really pissed off.

http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2013/07/04/delphine-batho-met-en-cause-les-lobbies-economiques_3442514_823448.html

"Un ministre, ça ferme sa gueule ou ça démissionne" Chevènement

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Sarko resigning immediately from the Constitutional Council. Is that a first for an ex-president?

Is the resignation definitive or can he recover his seat whenever he wants?

I'm not sure if it's possible to resign...

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"Un ministre, ça ferme sa gueule ou ça démissionne" Chevènement

On that basis, Montebourg should have been fired/resigned months ago.

Yes, you're completely right. I hope he will be fired quickly, but it's unlikely .

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http://www.europe1.fr/Politique/Nouveau-derapage-de-Bruno-Gollnisch-1601699/

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I wouldn't be surprised if he's antisemit too..

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The Bettencourt-Sarko investigation has been dropped.

As a wise man once said, Sarkozy will be re-elected.

Don't be so sure.

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Well, I think Hollande should change his PM. I would strongly advocate him to nominate Aubry. Strategically, it would be smart. She's a big mouth and he has to recover with the base.


And please, NOT VALLS.

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He's now at 26% approval, though not quite at Sarko's record low of 22% a couple of years ago. I'd say he should review policy more than personnel, but that's just me. On the flip side, there's a long time till the election.

Rewiew policy? More on the left or more on the right?

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Oh .

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Still 3.5 years to go. Wonder how that translates downballot for next year's municipals.

Honestly, compared to France, New Hampshire looks like Mississippi for elasticity...

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PS has been through worse before: 1993 when they got bounced into third, but 4 years later they were back with a comfortable majority government. Hugely elastic electorate, as windjammer pointed out.

More bad economic news: contraction and possible recession is on the horizon.

Honestly, I don't see Ayrault staying PM after 2015 French regional elections.

Holy sh*t Flanby.  Please.  Don't run in 2017.  Please.  Hell, resign now, frankly.  You may have killed the French left for a good 20 years.  

No, Flanby isn't horrible, "it's economy, stupid" (Bill Clinton).
Well, an another thing, French elections are really elastic except presidential election. See Sarkozy, unpopular but got 48%. If he's reelected or defeated in 2017, it  will probably be by a 5-6% margin at best.
Well, honestly, I have the feeling Regional elections will be disastrous in 2015: UMP will probably control 19,20 regions!

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This may seem a rather silly question, but why do French Presidents always become so unpopular?

Clinton: "It's economy, stupid".

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When we thought that this horrible joke idea had been put to rest, Flanby and the government apparently want to reduce the number of regions from 22 to about 15 - a terrible idea proposed by Balladur's commission on whatever in 2009.

Where is the problem?

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LOL

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http://www.lesechos.fr/economie-politique/politique/actu/0203337922793-valls-accuse-goasguen-de-venir-de-l-extreme-droite-clash-a-l-assemblee-652834.php

I don't understand the UMP's reaction. He's a far rightist after all.