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  • I can't see Macron emerging from this unscathed.

    Gambling with your country's future isn't a smart move. As Cameron found.
  • TurquoiseTasticTurquoiseTastic Kerygmania Host
    Mmm. On the other hand there would have had to be parliamentary elections at some stage, so maybe it was better to bring things to a head now rather than later?
  • la vie en rougela vie en rouge Purgatory Host, Circus Host
    There didn't have to be an election for another three years, which is one of the reasons Macron's decision remains so mystifying.
  • la vie en rougela vie en rouge Purgatory Host, Circus Host
    Sorry to double post, but....

    Bwahahahaha

    Marine le Pen's 2022 presidential campaign is under official police investigation for financial irregularities. Some places also seem to be suggesting foreign interference, which presumably means Russia (famously the only people prepared to lend the RN money).

    Sorry, haven't seen any English language reporting on this yet, but it's all over French media.
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    edited July 2024
    Sorry to double post, but....

    Bwahahahaha

    Marine le Pen's 2022 presidential campaign is under official police investigation for financial irregularities. Some places also seem to be suggesting foreign interference, which presumably means Russia (famously the only people prepared to lend the RN money).

    Sorry, haven't seen any English language reporting on this yet, but it's all over French media.

    From Yahoo News:

    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/french-prosecutors-investigate-alleged-illegal-072221355.html

    O dear.
  • Quelle surprise.
  • Sorry to double post, but....

    Bwahahahaha

    Marine le Pen's 2022 presidential campaign is under official police investigation for financial irregularities. Some places also seem to be suggesting foreign interference, which presumably means Russia (famously the only people prepared to lend the RN money).

    Sorry, haven't seen any English language reporting on this yet, but it's all over French media.

    Man, Russia has their fingers in a lot of pies, don’t they?
  • And yet they still got their fingers burned. Amateurs.
  • And yet they still got their fingers burned. Amateurs.

    This time, yes.
  • Barnier as Prime Minister? I am not really understanding this. Is Macron trying to split the difference between the left-wing and the FN, or what? It doesn't feel like a winning strategy!
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