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Quite an incredible move in French politics today that might reveal that we're in fact witnessing nothing less than a coup by Macron. (x.com)

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[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 42 points 11 months ago

France has a very powerful presidency because of that rotten De Gaulle, and relies like all strong-presidency republics, on nobody calling the bluff and pushing the limits of that power. Macron is doing so in order to prevent the formation of a left-wing government.

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