The far right took a different approach. National Rally leader Jordan Bardella accused Macron of ignoring the millions of people who voted for his party by excluding it from the meeting. Retaining control With some of the most radical forces removed from the negotiation table, Macron’s hopes lie in convincing the remaining parties to refrain … Read more
France has been embroiled in a political crisis since Macron called a snap election on June 9, after his camp lost the European election to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. On July 7, the left-leaning alliance New Popular Front (NFP) garnered the most seats in the National Assembly, followed by Macron’s centrist alliance and … Read more
On Monday, which happened to be Mélenchon’s birthday, Greens leader Marine Tondelier dismissed the impeachment call and warned against the risk that the left-wing “polyphony should not become a cacophony.” While Socialist leader Olivier Faure also distanced himself from Mélenchon’s impeachment call, some within his party are increasingly warning against the extreme positions of the … Read more
Quatennens isn’t an MP any more but is very close to radical left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Quatennens on Tuesday called for “a people’s march” to the prime minister’s office building in central Paris, arguing that French President Emmanuel “Macron wants to rob us of victory.” He accused the president of “maneuvering to block” the left-wing … Read more
“These attacks are the result of months of hatred and slander cleverly orchestrated by [La France Insoumise] and others,” Glucksmann wrote on X after the incident. Far-left party La France Insoumise and the Communist Party have both accused Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza; Glucksmann has refused to use the term genocide, and has … Read more
