Episode IV
All Australian
- Jun 16, 2022
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Even Al-Jazeera is now reporting on the difficulties France's parliament faces, with the hastily cobbled together "coalition" only barely forming a majority and representing a desperate gamble by the centre in aligning themselves with the left.Very sad day for French culture. Their traditions and culture are worth saving.
From their ongoing commentary (now closed):
"Having called this surprise snap election a few weeks ago, President Emmanuel Macron will be “analysing” the results before taking any next steps, the French presidency said.
“Macron will, as guarantor of our institutions, respect the choice of the French people,” the presidency said.
The next presidential election will be in 2027, and it looks like France’s political instability will continue until at least then, with no alliance having a majority in parliament – and Macron’s own centrists weakened."
It's not a victory for democracy, it's an example of the weaknesses of an exploitable representative democracy.
France has been trapped by its own political culture for centuries now. Even after the original 1789 revolution, the radical leftists ended up sending their own leaders to the guillotine, for being too moderate and not acceding to their demands.