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Marine Le Pen is campaigning. She thrives in campaigning. Judicial problems are likely to come again in early 2027 but there is only 22% of Yes in a poll (by Cevipof) to the question: "Do you think politicians are honest?". French citizens routinely favour sentenced politicians if popular. So we may expect populism to grow and prosper in France up to the presidential election in May 2027.

Meanwhile the government supports brutalisation and shows that check and balance are a problem: the minister champions a law project to change the current law whereby a police officer who uses his weapon must prove that his or her shooting was necessary and proportionate.

Meanwhile the government makes military ceremonies enter schools: (fr) https://blogs.mediapart.fr/b-girard/blog/070726/patriotisme-obligatoire-l-education-nationale-ouvre-ses-portes-l-extreme-droite

#populism #patriotism #nationalism #Lepenisation #Marine #LePen #brutalisation #police #stateViolence #education #Macron #France #FrPol #FrPolitics #FrenchPol #FrenchPolitics #justice #values #Rightward

#Macron decided to prepare the French state for parliamentary elections on 16th and 23rd November. (The procedure was to call the presidents of the two chambers and to order prefets to trigger preparations.)

Beware that it is preparations: ammunitions, sort of.

"Macron is an agent of chaos" laughed a palace insider today : https://mastodon.social/@paul_denton/115333412512581601

@PariaSansPortefeuille

#France #FRPol #FRPolitics #macronism

The French Green party wants to implement a national Social security for food. I don't need it but so many do. So YES PLEASE.

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/alimentation/et-si-on-vous-donnait-150-euros-par-mois-pour-bien-manger-on-vous-explique-comment-fonctionne-la-securite-sociale-de-l-alimentation_7079889.html

#socialsecuity #foodbank #solidarity #frpolitics #politics

I guess President Min Aung Hlaing can disappear off to France as he also has immunity in France (allegedly).

#FRPolitics #InternationalTreaties

New blog post: "A Manifesto? - Part 1: New Ways of Being" at https://www.mycabinetofcuriosities.com/articles/manifesto-part-1/ #articles #manifesto #blog #post #indieweb #syndication #possee #communism #leftism #anarchism #politics #living #love #polyamory #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia #mexie #revolution #dreaming #buffy #buffthevampireslayer #mysticism #buddhism #religion #spirituality #uspolitics #france #frpolitics #usa #covid #trump #tillich #paultillich #utimateconcern #degrowth #activism

Running for the presidential primaries of the conservative party in 2021, Michel Barnier advocated the idea of freeing the country from the constraints of human rights, i.e. of ‘no longer being subject to the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union or the European Court of Human Rights’.

The French newspaper of record ran the headline: ‘Michel Barnier, the man who “ticks all the boxes”’ in an article for subscribers (not me): https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2021/10/23/election-presidentielle-2022-michel-barnier-l-ex-m-brexit-a-la-conquete-de-lr_6099639_823448.html @france

#flexibility #PrimeMinister #government #FrPol #FrPolitics #FrenchPol #FrenchPolitics #theRight #pensions #immigration #CourtOfJustice #EuropeanCourt #EuropeanUnion #HumanRights #justice #values #autoritarism #PoliceState #StateViolence #MichelBarnier #Barnier #France #Lepenisation #Rightward

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I agree that the pol scene is crazy. I am still participating though.

Here is my understanding of How France politics work:

The crumbling of the French Empire enabled the bourgeoisie to switch from parliamentary (compromise) to presidential (monarch). Since then, parties are racing stables: organized to have one man take all. Generally, the entire political class, is polarised and polluted by the presidential election.

This is why "coalition spirit" (Jean Garrigues' word) sorely lacks among the electoral forces. Here is a prominent coach: https://eldritch.cafe/@breton/112774020329546625

#unions #5thRepublic #France #FRPol #FRPolitics #Paris2024 #coalition #history #entitlement

France's Macron has reminded the people of New Caledonia that a peaceful path to independence is not possible. He has also reminded the archipelago that, in fact, it's perfectly democratic for the French parliament composed mostly of Europeans to govern over a far-away colony.

The ruling class leaves the people of New Caledonia with but one recourse to achieve a world free of them.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/05/27/uevp-m27.html

[ #kanak #newCaledonia #frpolitics #france #colonialism #democracy ]

In addition to France bringing down state violence in New Caledonia, there are also settler militias firing at people. Apparently the latter "... have had access to weapons since a 2011 decision to make it easier for people to own guns, specifically designed for European residents .... "

In true settler-colonial fashion, White Europeans move into a far away place, claim it as their own, and make everyone who lived their before second-class citizens in a place they cannot leave.

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/05/21/new-caledonia-kanak-revolt-confronts-french-state-and-settler-militias/

[ #newCaledonia #kanak #frpolitics #france #settlerColonialism ]

Instead of listening to the people of New Caledonia (Kanak), the French Government has unilaterally decided to maintain its colonial project in the South Pacific through force.

Somehow, this maintains democracy and returning sovereignty to the people does not.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/16/why-are-protests-against-france-raging-in-new-caledonia

[ #newCaledonia #Kanak #france #frpolitics #democracy ]