French Legislative Election 2017

[Antonio the Sixth]

Valls officially sells out.

[MAINEiac4434]

Valls officially sells out.

For those of you who don't know: Valls formally leaving PS to join République En Marche and is running as a REM candidate in the législatives.

First of many, I fear.

[parochial boy]

Valls officially sells out.

For those of you who don't know: Valls formally leaving PS to join République En Marche and is running as a REM candidate in the législatives.

First of many, I fear.

Valls has officially joined REM?

It's then end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

[MAINEiac4434]

Valls officially sells out.

For those of you who don't know: Valls formally leaving PS to join République En Marche and is running as a REM candidate in the législatives.

First of many, I fear.

Valls has officially joined REM?

It's then end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

"Manny are you goofin' on Macron? Are you havin' fun?"

Well it's the end of the Socialist Party as we know it, certainly. The center of the PS will now probably all defect to REM, leaving the Hamon and Montebourg wing firmly in charge of what's left of the party.

[Antonio the Sixth]

It's then end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

"Manny are you goofin' on Macron? Are you havin' fun?"

you guys.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Anyway, yeah, good f**king riddance. The traitors will join FBM and go down in flames with him. The real socialists, meanwhile, will have a chance to rebuild.

[Tender Branson]

This was the constituency map of round 1:



Does anyone know how many were won by each candidate ?

[MAINEiac4434]

It's then end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

"Manny are you goofin' on Macron? Are you havin' fun?"

you guys.

Honestly I would vote for R.E.M. if they just ran Michael Stipe everywhere.

[Antonio the Sixth]

It's then end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

"Manny are you goofin' on Macron? Are you havin' fun?"

you guys.

Honestly I would vote for R.E.M. if they just ran Michael Stipe everywhere.

So would I! Not sure if you know, but R.E.M. is actually my favorite band.

So, for this reason, can we please refer to FBM's abomination of a "party" as LREM instead?

[Zinneke]

Valls joining EM is Macron's first presidential blunder.

The second will be Bruno Le Maire.

[Babeuf]

Valls officially sells out.

This is the least surprising news I've heard in a while.

If Macron is smart he'll reject Valls as a candidate and avoid the stink of Hollande.

[MAINEiac4434]

Valls joining EM is Macron's first presidential blunder.

The second will be Bruno Le Maire.

Yeah, I imagine a collective "oh crap" just ripped through the country.

There's a nonzero chance that Valls will be Macron's PM.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Valls joining EM is Macron's first presidential blunder.

The second will be Bruno Le Maire.

Yeah, I imagine a collective "oh crap" just ripped through the country.

There's a nonzero chance that Valls will be Macron's PM.

That would be hilarious tbh.

But no, I don't think FBM is that dumb (though Valls might be dumb enough to believe it).

[Tirnam]

LREM says that Valls must apply for a nomination like everybody else, and they say that a candidate is already nominated in Valls' constituency, they will "analize" the situation.

And I don't know if it has already been mentioned but the apparent frontrunner for Macron's PM is Edouard Philippe, LR mayor of Le Havre.

[Tender Branson]

So what about the constituencies won ? Does any1 know ?

[Former President tack50]

Valls officially sells out.

For those of you who don't know: Valls formally leaving PS to join République En Marche and is running as a REM candidate in the législatives.

First of many, I fear.

Valls has officially joined REM?

It's then end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

"Manny are you goofin' on Macron? Are you havin' fun?"

Well it's the end of the Socialist Party as we know it, certainly. The center of the PS will now probably all defect to REM, leaving the Hamon and Montebourg wing firmly in charge of what's left of the party.

Any chance of the rest of PS fusing (or at least running in a common platform) with Melenchon (or whatever is left of his movement)?

That seems like a good thing to get as many left wing MPs as possible. Might also lead to a weird hung parliament (or even an LR majority with the opposition split)

[Kamala]

What about Ségolène Royal? She voted for Macron in round 1 - might she join "the movement" as well?

[ApatheticAustrian]

Marion retires
https://mobile.twitter.com/pierrebri/status/861978968827801600

[Antonio the Sixth]

Any chance of the rest of PS fusing (or at least running in a common platform) with Melenchon (or whatever is left of his movement)?

That seems like a good thing to get as many left wing MPs as possible. Might also lead to a weird hung parliament (or even an LR majority with the opposition split)

Ugh, I hope so. Unless they do that it's quite possible that no left-wing candidate makes into the runoff in many (most?) constituencies.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Marion retires
https://mobile.twitter.com/pierrebri/status/861978968827801600

I read that as "Marine" and got a little excited...

[Boston Bread]

Any chance of the rest of PS fusing (or at least running in a common platform) with Melenchon (or whatever is left of his movement)?

That seems like a good thing to get as many left wing MPs as possible. Might also lead to a weird hung parliament (or even an LR majority with the opposition split)

Ugh, I hope so. Unless they do that it's quite possible that no left-wing candidate makes into the runoff in many (most?) constituencies.

This is exactly what I suggested, but you were against it at the time
Anyways Id want it to be temporary until a Social Democratic Party can make it on its own.

[Antonio the Sixth]

LREM says that Valls must apply for a nomination like everybody else, and they say that a candidate is already nominated in Valls' constituency, they will "analize" the situation.

hahahahahaha beautiful

I admit I'm slightly tempted to use a certain alt-right term beginning with a c (but I won't).

[Kringla Heimsins]

So Marion Maréchal-Le Pen is out. She will be back in 10 years, I'm pretty sure.

[MAINEiac4434]

So Marion Maréchal-Le Pen is out. She will be back in 10 years, I'm pretty sure.

So without Panzergirl and Panzerbabby, who leads the FN?

[Kringla Heimsins]

So Marion Maréchal-Le Pen is out. She will be back in 10 years, I'm pretty sure.

So without Panzergirl and Panzerbabby, who leads the FN?

Marine will probably stay where she is. If the radical-right wing tries to oust her, good question... Maybe Bruno Gollnisch, who contested the 2011 leadership election?