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In a shocking upset, the New Popular Front in France defeats both the far right and liberals in the snap elections. Almost no polls showed the election being anything but a far right landslide (hexbear.net)

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Update: The parties of the left coalition have publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the coalition, sending a message to Macron that they will not govern under the liberals

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[-] duderium@hexbear.net 40 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I was happy about this, then I saw that they want to keep sending weapons to Ukraine and back a two-state solution in Palestine. Still better than the demokkkrats but that’s a low bar. The French left still hasn’t learned how they lost everything after 1945 because of their appalling foreign policy, especially with regard to Algeria and Vietnam.

[-] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 50 points 3 months ago

Melenchon just announced that France will recognize Palestine asap which is better than nothing

[-] space_comrade@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago

Can't expect more from sucdems I guess, the most important thing is fascism is halted for now at least.

[-] thedarkfly@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago

I wouldn't call Mélenchon and LFI socdem, but let's see how much his party is included in the government.

[-] space_comrade@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago

We'll see I suppose, historically in Europe demsoc parties were only distinguishable from succdem parties by a bit harsher rhetoric, anywhere they've tasted power they haven't really gone beyond moderate socdem reforms as far as I know.