Ciotti being kicked from his own party is some Games of Thrones stuff and is making this election, albeit very important and concerning, surprisingly entertaining.
If in Game of Thrones the Talgaryians locked the throne room, threw away the key and yelled "Can't be king if you can't get to the throne! My plan is flawless!" then yes 😁
Not forgetting the moment the head president of the Ile de France region was seen approaching the LR hq while rolling up her sleeves to intimidate Ciotti😭😭😭😭😭😭
as a french i think he was just frustrated and did the biggest mistake he could ever make, i fear that if the far right, or worse, the far left win a majority (which is unlikely for both and most likely no one win a majority) that the country is heading to bankruptcy
*Tourist:* _"I can't wait to go to Paris for the Olympic Games!"_ *Me:* _"But the whole country will be on strike and plunged into chaos."_ *Tourist:* _"You do not have to try to convince me. I already said that I will go."_
@@IK_MKwe go on strike less often than the Brits do. Only difference is that ours tend to be much louder on account of people trying to defend their rights instead of pay increase disputes, as is the case in the UK.
I’m dead, if they try to win this with a broad coalition with the greens there’s gonna be a civil war in France, this year ending with trump election is gonna be CRAZY
@@lennard9331I would say that our reputation about strikes is 75% due to SNCF and RATP. SNCF even has a wikipedia page solely dedicated to its strikes! Out of the 20 past years, there have only been 2 when they didn't go on strike.
I doubt it, it´s hard to get constitutional reforms done unless there is some consensus in favour. The FN want a more authoritarian state on the Victor Orban model, the left want to return to a parliamentary Republic like the fourth Republic. The Macronites want to keep the Gaullist constitution. What will happen if Marine Le Pen wins the presidency in 2027 is it will inevitably produce a constitutional crisis as much of what she wants to do is explicitly unconstitutional. She effectively wants to use a referendum to increase the presidency´s execuvtive powers (and they are already substantial in France!).
@@2010AZ even if the left fails, i still want a 6th republic, our current presidential constitution works only when the president is a good president, smt we didnt have in over a decade
Left-wing parties to the right-wing ones: "Ah you think infighting is your ally? You merely adopted the circular firing squad. We were born in it, molded by it."
Can you please explain to me what is exactly in France? And what this means for France? What is the outcome to be expected from this elections, is it good or bad ? I’m from America btw, so I have no understanding of how or what is going on. I mean I understand a little thanks to this video but it’s still unclear.
Ah yes! Nothing says "I'm the serious competent and level headed leader France needs right now!" like locking the door to a meeting room and yelling "You can't vote me out if you can't get in the voting room I'll be here foreeeeeever!" A strategy right out the playbook of my mates 5 yo who didn't want to brush his teeth 🙄😅
I'm amazed by the speed at which this and the UK elections are going. Here in the Netherlands, our PM announced in July of last year that there'd be new elections, which ended up happening 4 and a half months later. and we still don't have a new government.
Don't worry, if the polls stay the same and is confirmed by the vote, establishing a government will be a mess for us too, with no possible majority coalition
Both decided they should act fast so their main opponents (Tories vs Reform and Renaissance vs The Myriad of Left that are back to fighting as of Saturday 15th at 10pm local time) couldn't regroup and are dramatically failing. Also the Left's programme is out I hope they make a video on the LFI Purge accusations, heck I want to help them write the script 😂
Not really. But, well, quiet a lot is happening, so it's hard to catch it all accurately (especially with the opponents accusing each other). Two examples : 1. Ciotti is not the ex-leader, he still is the head of the LR. While big-shots of the LR oppose his decision and tried to oust him, the vote was in an illegal manner (they didn't even check who was voting, the vote was counted as "all those who are silent are for" and those who spoke up were shut down with no debate). He has support from many LR militants and many rightwing voters want a rightwing alliance. 2. Marion Marechal didn't defect of the RN, she left political life for several years before coming back to a party that was closer to her views. And, she didn't ask the voters to support the RN, but the national union (lead by the RN), which was the objective of her party (to form a right wing union). I haven't arrived at the leftwing shenanigans yet so don't know if they will be accurate or not.
The leader of a major political party locked himself in his office and started shouting "la la la la la can't hear you" and put his fingers in his ears while other party members tried to throw him out? This is some saturday morning cartoon level shit
I'm French and I can say that your account of French politics is very well research, very to the point and fair. I'm impressed. Even on, the screen on the precedent video where you wrote that it was an oversimplification, it was really well done and I wish all French people would understand as much!
The illusion of choice, it feels more like a trap. Voting for your fave might not be the best strategy depending on the outcome you wish for. I used to vote FOR someone, but the "choices" have been so terrible that you ended up choosing the best candidate to beat the one you hate the most, or the least crappy one that has a chance to really win. You can't not vote, because it'd give other voters more power, you can't just "vote away" and waste it, and protest votes do not count. You know this ballot is important and all you can do is motivate people who are disillusioned by our biased elective process to just vote. Also voting at the start of Summer, just as people leave after a year of being fucked left and right, is a guarantee of a low turnout. I hope I'm wrong.
@@EKsUrbanTracksthat’s just democracy in general: the illusion of choice. Who wins is who the elites want to win. Voting is pointless. It doesn’t matter who wins, all elections everywhere are rigged to some degree. Sometimes its a lot more blatant, like the American elections of 2000 and 2020, but most of the time it’s far more subtle
Jean Massiet approved!! Leur journalisme est vraiment excellent, c'est tellement bien recherché. Leur chaine est super utile pour expliquer notre situation à des amis de gauche anglophones!
Futhermore, the parti "Les Republicains" can't endorse any candidates without the agreement of Ciotti wich put them in quite a pickle since it has to be done before monday. Ciotti uses that power to negociate with the National Rally while the remainder of the party wants candidates in every circonscription to face the National Rally (and the other candidates).
The court did not rule in favor of Ciotti, they simply considered that the situation was not obvious, that the case had to be handed over to the national courts, and that in the meantime the exclusion decision was suspended to let time for justice to decide. Normally, justice should end up validating Ciotti's suspension because he did not respect the statutes of the LR which specified that there would be no alliances with the RN.
@@quentinbraban-avenel8506 I'm not sure this is accurate since the Republican party is not totally against Ciotti which makes it possible for him to still claim the validity of casual alliance with RN.
You never talk how bad it it for french people to elect people so quickly. Their will be no campaigns and no ideas exchanged with the people of France. Politics isnt a game we comment.
Update: - The court has ruled that for now Ciotti is the rightful president of Les Républicains - some major leaders from LFI (France Embowed) got kicked out and are making a splash saying it's because they criticized Mélenchon internally
Super helpful! Only good foreign coverage I have seen of French elections ever to be honest. Ppl usually totally misunderstand French politics. Well done!
2:00 "...but Ciotti locked himself inside his office, prompting a hunt for the spare keys" sounds like the tail end of a news story in The Simpsons being read by Kent Brockman
Idk as a moderate it’s very frustrating to see the radical left and right rise like this, but the center leaning parties have to do a better job dealing with the people’s problems, meaning less ideological policies and more effective policy.
Macron have done a very liberal politic. He have denied migrant were an issue. Then a lot of atrocity crimes were committed by illegal migrant. An little girl raped and cut in piece by a migrant girl . An great mother beat to death and raped also. Many others.he also says that the extreme right is irresponsible while macron has made as much debt in 7 years as there was in 40 years before... He then asks people to work longer. he reduces aid for the unemployed but in the same week he gives bonuses to civil servants for the Olympic games. (civil servants also negotiated not to have to work longer)
@@Luci449 it's not just that. The outcome of the UK elections is of little significance outside the UK, whereas the French elections will directly impact hundreds of millions of people across the EU.
Hello I am French, this is problem of the macron system , he absorbed talents from left and right in his center party so , PS and les republicains have shrinken and now it is macron or Far left or far right, and today French are tired with Macron...
I'm french, i watch TLDR to get an outsider's point of view in order to make decisions (btw, thank you!). Yet... It's such a mess that i don't know who to vote for anymore... Bardella : "-We need the dissolution of the assembly" Macron : "-Aight BET"
Can you also talk about the situation in Romania. Thats because even now we still have to count the votes. You see a lot of people saw that a number of votes simply dissapeareing during counting and so the opposition is trying to get them back and include them in the counting
La Jeune Garde is a violent Antifa mob group, which somehow managed to get included in the Popular Front alliance, as if it was some minor political party. And its leader, who is a Hamas apologist and literally surveilled by police as a potential terror threat, was nominated to be the official Popular Front candidate in a winnable district. Bit crazy. I remind you that this alliance goes up to the very moderate center left including former President Hollande.
So many questions, maybe somebody here can answer them: 1. Isn't there a minimum electoral campaign length? Three weeks between calling the elections and the first round seems like a short time for alliances to be made, campaigns to be organized, leaflets to be printed and so on. 2. I know the French President can dissolve the Nation Assembly, but it is the Government that organizes the elections. So why was Macon allowed to set the dates of the elections? 3. In some countries with a presidential system, the President cannot be involved in political debate while in office. By default, he resigns his statute as a party member. Why isn't this the case in France? Does it go back to the establishment of the Fifth Republic and de Gaulle's demands? Thanks
the two votes for the assembly must be between 20 and 40 days after the dissolution is announced (09/06) so the choice of when is limited by that time frame For the third question he can participate in the sense of ''defending '' the party program but cannot organise a debate between himself and the opposition Macron can say '' hey you shloud really vote for the guy in your city who represent Renaissance'' bc it helps him, if he loose the elections he will have to choose a prime minister from the winning party even if it's not his wich we call ''cohabitation'' (it happenned twice in 65 years) Tldr: there's two options 1- Macron party wins the elections and reinforce their power to vote laws etc 2- far right or left coalition wins and Macron has to appoint a PM from said winner party (cohabitation)
I think Macron is right to call an election even though the outcome could be disastrous for his party, France, the EU and even the western alliance. The populist right cannot be wished away. I am English and hate Brexit but we had to have it to lance the boil. People who vote for populism have to experience what it does in power.
@@NitwitsWorld No- it’s about exposing people to their ignorance. For the populist politicians used to casual sloganising, imagining its easy to govern and the electorate who also think there must be easy solutions. In Britain we have had an essentially populist government for 14 years and it is about to be annihilated. There is a minority who cling to their fantasies but the vast majority are tired of the lies. The French have to get it out of their system too.
These videos are great, but it is so confusing using translated English names for the parties. It would be much better to say Front Populaire, Ensemble, La France Insoumise, Rassemblement National and so on -- give the translation side by side if necessary. I want to be able to keep up in conversation with other Europeans and that requires knowing the real names of parties.
France unbowed is considered as a left party in France and not a "far left" one. In France it's the "conseil d'État" that classifies the parties into different ideologies.
@@s1me007There are more than one. The communist party is supposedly at their left, even though I admit their program these last years has softened. There is also Lutte Ouvrière, that has the same Marxist revolutionary tendencies than NPA. In the end, I feel that LFI is a mixed bag of political leanings, from the left to the far left, but mostly radical left.
If I had a nickel for everytime a French leader locked up a room so people couldn't vote against him I'd have two nickels. Which is not a lot, but it's weird ot happened twice.
Anything happens yup: Ciotti being confirmed as president of LR and the New Popular Front started infighting again, despite publishing their program, because 5 key France Unbowed MPs were kicked out of their seats' campaign... Crikey!
@@bothi00 Yeah agreed. For Ruffin remains to be Seen. He seems to be the most consensual figure. However it remains to be Seen whether or not Mélenchon will just allow him to take his spot as the most important place for candidate for a United left in 2024. And whether hardcore Mélenchon voters will accept it.
the chaos in France is hilarious to watch. hearing of someone locking themselves in the party HQ is so crazy 😂😂 all this just before the Paris Olympics is pure cinema
As a frenchman, I can guarantee you we find the situation hilarious too. To add another funny event to the list, did you know that Paris' current mayor, Anne Hildago, has promised to swim in the Seine before the Olympic Games? It was planned for June 23rd, but was cancelled due to "strong currents". We're still waiting for it to laugh about the health consequences in the following days.
i would advise to not use "far-left" to describe "La France Insoumise", as ithere was actually a legal battle in france to recognize the movement as a "radical left", not "far left". for people looking the the difference in france, "far-left" movements usually are revolutionary in nature, looking to overthrow the capitalistic/republican system to replace it with a communist/anarcho-syndicalist state, nowadays by vote, strikes and pacifists actions. the "radical left" tradition is in what we call "democratic socialism" that usually looks at keeping and reinforcing representative democracy while transforming the capitalistic economy into some degree of a socialist one (usually, and it's the case for LFI, its applying Keynesian economics, by keeping a private market and property but making it very regulated by the state, and increase wealth redistribution to decrease inequalities and increase production). calling LFI "far-left" would imply that someone as Franklin D. Roosevelt would be a far-left American president.
Bardella ll win . Far Left is a joke. They dont have a chief and they would send France under supervision as the financiers leave. They said: “we are going to play Robin Hood on the rich.” they are crazy and also support hamas
@@zaydalaoui9397 it's not facts whatsoever. If it were facts it'd be proveable. It isn't. Also why "are you upset", this is an overly emotional question and isn't relevant. What you commented is worthless.
@@bobsemple9341 well you’re clearly upset that facts don’t match your reality. Zemmour has been condemned multiple tomes for hate speech, the last one was march 28th, « far right » is the official categorization of his party given by the « conseil d’état » it’s not like people invent categories. Quattenens was also condemned for sexual assault few months back. Everything in this video is pure facts without any judgement as TLDR usually does. If you don’t like facts I suggest you look for another Channel that will confort you in your believes.
Socialist party ruled France serveral times. They’re the historical left opposed to the historical right « republicans ». So yes nothing wrong in what is said
The French election has completely eclipsed the UK election internationally. The UK is like a little local election somewhere down the country, whereas the French is like a critical bi-election which can shift the balance of government power (in this case the EU Council and Commission). The French election will effect 100's of millions of EU citizens outside of France, whereas the UK election will effect zilch outside the UK. This is perhaps a very clear example of how brexit has diminished the UK's relevance. It has got very little to do with knowing the outcome, the implications are far more long term than simply what happens in the next month.
If Starmer and the Labour party do manage to make the UK rejoin the Single Market, and just generally improve foreign trade relations then this general election could provide quite decent implications for the long term (like you've said). But the main focus in the UK at the moment really is how battered will the Conservatives be and who will be the opposition party to Labour, which is unimportant to the rest of the world.
@Dead_Metal there is no way for a third country to join the Single Market. Even if there was, the EU are just about to launch a major revamp of the SM which may include adding a 5th freedom and an SM-wide legal system to upgrade it for the 21st century. Now would not be the time to add non-EU members to it. Who the UK opposition is, is irrelevant to the rest of the world, don't kid yourself. Could you even name the Japanese opposition, or the German opposition without looking them up?
Well summed up but I think the video is missing the point that French's national assembly elections are a series of small elections to elect one single member of parliament for each district and that the alliance are thus very very necessary to make sure to get to the second round. And this fact highlights the weak position of Macron who could end up missing on many (most) second rounds if the trends continue
@@thastayapongsak4422 just because France has many leftist parties doesn’t make Macron on the right in any way. Unless you think being authoritarian while not being a communist is always on the right.
@@thastayapongsak4422 what does he conserve? Traditional values? The French national identity? So few true conservatives exist in Europe these days, you think woke globalist environmentalists are on the right, and anything else that’s not leftist is far-right.
3:51 There was no far-left in the NUPES, PCF and LFI are just tagged as left by the state council which is the authority responsible for classifying parties
Ciotti being kicked from his own party is some Games of Thrones stuff and is making this election, albeit very important and concerning, surprisingly entertaining.
If in Game of Thrones the Talgaryians locked the throne room, threw away the key and yelled "Can't be king if you can't get to the throne! My plan is flawless!" then yes 😁
Not forgetting the moment the head president of the Ile de France region was seen approaching the LR hq while rolling up her sleeves to intimidate Ciotti😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@DarkHarlequin Nope he meant that the parties executives aretraitors like the greens or Lennister
Spoiler: he hasn't been kicked out. Apparently, a court has ruled it off.
@@ludwigvonkoopa4998 Best part is, after this image was taken, she slapped Ciotti XD
Macron is playing either 1D or 4D chess.
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as a french i think he was just frustrated and did the biggest mistake he could ever make, i fear that if the far right, or worse, the far left win a majority (which is unlikely for both and most likely no one win a majority) that the country is heading to bankruptcy
@@ganyumaindayone1112Why do you think the far left is worse ?
He's playing poker and unfortunately he's using France and the EU as his chips!
@@ganyumaindayone1112or you do what France does best and grab the next best Bonaparte.
*Tourist:* _"I can't wait to go to Paris for the Olympic Games!"_
*Me:* _"But the whole country will be on strike and plunged into chaos."_
*Tourist:* _"You do not have to try to convince me. I already said that I will go."_
The tourist came for authentic french experience
Is it really France if they're not striking ?
That's like Italy with no Pizza
@@IK_MKwe go on strike less often than the Brits do. Only difference is that ours tend to be much louder on account of people trying to defend their rights instead of pay increase disputes, as is the case in the UK.
I’m dead, if they try to win this with a broad coalition with the greens there’s gonna be a civil war in France, this year ending with trump election is gonna be CRAZY
@@lennard9331I would say that our reputation about strikes is 75% due to SNCF and RATP. SNCF even has a wikipedia page solely dedicated to its strikes! Out of the 20 past years, there have only been 2 when they didn't go on strike.
Macron: Calls a surprise election
France's left and right: F*ck it, we ball 💃💃
"France" and "most chaotic" being in the same sentence, makes me wonder if we're going to see the French 6th Republic soon.
God i hope
I doubt it, it´s hard to get constitutional reforms done unless there is some consensus in favour. The FN want a more authoritarian state on the Victor Orban model, the left want to return to a parliamentary Republic like the fourth Republic.
The Macronites want to keep the Gaullist constitution.
What will happen if Marine Le Pen wins the presidency in 2027 is it will inevitably produce a constitutional crisis as much of what she wants to do is explicitly unconstitutional.
She effectively wants to use a referendum to increase the presidency´s execuvtive powers (and they are already substantial in France!).
I hope to, it's in the left's program
@@2010AZ even if the left fails, i still want a 6th republic, our current presidential constitution works only when the president is a good president, smt we didnt have in over a decade
Impossible, LFI will never win, majority of France prefers RN as less dangerous for our economy
Left-wing parties to the right-wing ones: "Ah you think infighting is your ally? You merely adopted the circular firing squad. We were born in it, molded by it."
I didn't know solidarity or pragmatism until I was already a man!
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From France here
IT'S A FUCKING DRAMA EVERY FUCKING DAY
Exaggeration
@@TurdBoi-tf5lfI don’t think you understand. It feels like a reality show in France. It’s not politics anymore.
Can you please explain to me what is exactly in France? And what this means for France? What is the outcome to be expected from this elections, is it good or bad ? I’m from America btw, so I have no understanding of how or what is going on.
I mean I understand a little thanks to this video but it’s still unclear.
Actual tl;dr : c'est le bordel
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Bordella 😂
@@regis_red 😂😂😂
P*tain ouais... OSKOUR
Et ce n’est que le début
Ah yes! Nothing says "I'm the serious competent and level headed leader France needs right now!" like locking the door to a meeting room and yelling "You can't vote me out if you can't get in the voting room I'll be here foreeeeeever!" A strategy right out the playbook of my mates 5 yo who didn't want to brush his teeth 🙄😅
Worked well for Louis XVI right 😂
Of course that's no plan for the long run but considering how short the time schedule is, it might work.
@@GSean2013 You beat me to it lmao
The court agreed with him
It’s like a parody of the tennis court oath
French politics never disappoints, this shit is funnier than any political TV show
Political drama at it’s best.
I'm amazed by the speed at which this and the UK elections are going. Here in the Netherlands, our PM announced in July of last year that there'd be new elections, which ended up happening 4 and a half months later. and we still don't have a new government.
Don't worry, if the polls stay the same and is confirmed by the vote, establishing a government will be a mess for us too, with no possible majority coalition
I'm afraid the UK and France will face a situation similar to Belgium's no government period
Both decided they should act fast so their main opponents (Tories vs Reform and Renaissance vs The Myriad of Left that are back to fighting as of Saturday 15th at 10pm local time) couldn't regroup and are dramatically failing.
Also the Left's programme is out I hope they make a video on the LFI Purge accusations, heck I want to help them write the script 😂
One month is a bit short...
Meanwhile, the United States of America are in a state of permamnent electoral campaign.
French politic shenanigans are the most entertaining of all. Hands down 😂
I appreciate how incredibly well researched your coverage of french elections is, it's rare coming from english media.
Not really. But, well, quiet a lot is happening, so it's hard to catch it all accurately (especially with the opponents accusing each other).
Two examples :
1. Ciotti is not the ex-leader, he still is the head of the LR. While big-shots of the LR oppose his decision and tried to oust him, the vote was in an illegal manner (they didn't even check who was voting, the vote was counted as "all those who are silent are for" and those who spoke up were shut down with no debate). He has support from many LR militants and many rightwing voters want a rightwing alliance.
2. Marion Marechal didn't defect of the RN, she left political life for several years before coming back to a party that was closer to her views. And, she didn't ask the voters to support the RN, but the national union (lead by the RN), which was the objective of her party (to form a right wing union).
I haven't arrived at the leftwing shenanigans yet so don't know if they will be accurate or not.
The leader of a major political party locked himself in his office and started shouting "la la la la la can't hear you" and put his fingers in his ears while other party members tried to throw him out?
This is some saturday morning cartoon level shit
I'm French and I can say that your account of French politics is very well research, very to the point and fair. I'm impressed. Even on, the screen on the precedent video where you wrote that it was an oversimplification, it was really well done and I wish all French people would understand as much!
Honnestly i could'nt have expected a better netflix series, and we have a new episode every day !
Every day ? Please, even every HOUR we have a plot twist 🤣
This is too much democracy for me to understand as an American. I mean, they actually have choices. Wow!
The illusion of choice, it feels more like a trap.
Voting for your fave might not be the best strategy depending on the outcome you wish for. I used to vote FOR someone, but the "choices" have been so terrible that you ended up choosing the best candidate to beat the one you hate the most, or the least crappy one that has a chance to really win.
You can't not vote, because it'd give other voters more power, you can't just "vote away" and waste it, and protest votes do not count. You know this ballot is important and all you can do is motivate people who are disillusioned by our biased elective process to just vote.
Also voting at the start of Summer, just as people leave after a year of being fucked left and right, is a guarantee of a low turnout.
I hope I'm wrong.
@@EKsUrbanTracksthat’s just democracy in general: the illusion of choice. Who wins is who the elites want to win. Voting is pointless. It doesn’t matter who wins, all elections everywhere are rigged to some degree. Sometimes its a lot more blatant, like the American elections of 2000 and 2020, but most of the time it’s far more subtle
@@EKsUrbanTracksatleast you have more than 1 choice if you don’t like 1 party
Every single party is for open borders except one. It’s just a way of strangling out the actual will of the people. France for the French
@@elementonly08 based
Les républicains debacle is top tier entertainment
Hey. He might be all alone in that room but it's HIS room.
This are the only times I wish I knew French so I could better get a laugh out of the situation
Them not being able to find the spare key and just going somewhere else to vote him out is like a parody of the tennis court oath
This free French DLC looking lit!
French here, very good analysis !
Très heureux de voir TLDR news validé par le GOAT
Mais mais mais tu regarde aussi leur chaîne 🤣, si ça validé par toi tout va bien alors !
Jean Massiet approved!! Leur journalisme est vraiment excellent, c'est tellement bien recherché. Leur chaine est super utile pour expliquer notre situation à des amis de gauche anglophones!
Je ne m'attendais pas à te voir ici. Je Massiet de surprise.
Massiet qui prépare sa meilleure vidéo all-time
As of last, the court ruled in favor of Ciotti.
Futhermore, the parti "Les Republicains" can't endorse any candidates without the agreement of Ciotti wich put them in quite a pickle since it has to be done before monday. Ciotti uses that power to negociate with the National Rally while the remainder of the party wants candidates in every circonscription to face the National Rally (and the other candidates).
The court did not rule in favor of Ciotti, they simply considered that the situation was not obvious, that the case had to be handed over to the national courts, and that in the meantime the exclusion decision was suspended to let time for justice to decide. Normally, justice should end up validating Ciotti's suspension because he did not respect the statutes of the LR which specified that there would be no alliances with the RN.
@@Jeremy.Mekkaoui Naja, davon gab es kaum noch welche bei Parteigründung.
@@quentinbraban-avenel8506 I'm not sure this is accurate since the Republican party is not totally against Ciotti which makes it possible for him to still claim the validity of casual alliance with RN.
@@Jeremy.Mekkaoui From now till the the court decides, the elections would have passed. and nothing would matter at this point. Ciotti is a genius
It's amazing how you can just send an entire country into chaos based on vibes
A lot of politica is "based on vibes" as this is how the populua reacts. And the crowd is generally idiotic, even if it's members are not
Hahaha locking the building and hiding the keys so they couldn't meet up. He must be a schoolar of Ludwig the 16.
You never talk how bad it it for french people to elect people so quickly.
Their will be no campaigns and no ideas exchanged with the people of France.
Politics isnt a game we comment.
We all know what's the deal here, Nationalists on the right, the United States of Europe on the center, Cuckoo land on the left...
because it is Washington in France who chooses his slaves.
@VlastislavVelikij Bot
Update:
- The court has ruled that for now Ciotti is the rightful president of Les Républicains
- some major leaders from LFI (France Embowed) got kicked out and are making a splash saying it's because they criticized Mélenchon internally
Also the left alliance program was leaked
the court didn't ruled he was the rightful president, just that the exclusion should stay on hold until a final verdict.
@@guillaumelandaburu1784 ? it was released not leaked
A most stable political situation in France sice Napoleon
At least they have plurality in their democracy. Not like US or UK fake democracies with two parties that are two sides of the same coin.
Really reminds me of Sunak who called a snap election and saw a similar(but more extreme) party poll ahead and the opposition skyrocket
Okokok. They can’t ALL be far right. I feel like you’re using that term to describe all of them…
Everything with Ciotti is so so sad yet so so funny
Thanks to explain french chaotic political situation, our medias are incapable of your clarity on the matter.
France's biggest export; governmental drama.
Former president Hollande was just confirmed to be standing in Corrèze...
Don´t know why they´d want to stand him as a candidate of all people...
He said: we have some marginal disagreements with La France Insoumise, about, for example, antisemitism, bit we basically agree on all the rest.
kinda based of him tbh
of course this is offset anytime he speaks
Super helpful! Only good foreign coverage I have seen of French elections ever to be honest. Ppl usually totally misunderstand French politics. Well done!
2:00 "...but Ciotti locked himself inside his office, prompting a hunt for the spare keys" sounds like the tail end of a news story in The Simpsons being read by Kent Brockman
Idk as a moderate it’s very frustrating to see the radical left and right rise like this, but the center leaning parties have to do a better job dealing with the people’s problems, meaning less ideological policies and more effective policy.
Macron have done a very liberal politic. He have denied migrant were an issue. Then a lot of atrocity crimes were committed by illegal migrant. An little girl raped and cut in piece by a migrant girl . An great mother beat to death and raped also. Many others.he also says that the extreme right is irresponsible while macron has made as much debt in 7 years as there was in 40 years before... He then asks people to work longer. he reduces aid for the unemployed but in the same week he gives bonuses to civil servants for the Olympic games. (civil servants also negotiated not to have to work longer)
We have the best politics 🇫🇷
French politics is just bloody insane that means I love it. French politics is so bad but so good it's like The Room of politics.
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Great report, thank you. It's interesting how the French election has completely eclipsed the UK election in terms of international importance.
Tbh its not that the reason why it has eclipsed us because we dont know who will win it. While in the UK we all know the winner.
Because the UK is a joke of a country now, Thanks to the tories.
Cause the uk has lost any remaining geo-political importance after brexit
Why would it be of importance now the results are pre ordained already
@@Luci449 it's not just that. The outcome of the UK elections is of little significance outside the UK, whereas the French elections will directly impact hundreds of millions of people across the EU.
Hello I am French,
this is problem of the macron system , he absorbed talents from left and right in his center party so , PS and les republicains have shrinken and now it is macron or Far left or far right, and today French are tired with Macron...
Mélenchon is not far left though Poutou who is running in one of the circonscription IS.
But he's thé only one in the left leaning alliance.
That is very well summed up. Thanks.
I'm french, i watch TLDR to get an outsider's point of view in order to make decisions (btw, thank you!).
Yet... It's such a mess that i don't know who to vote for anymore...
Bardella : "-We need the dissolution of the assembly"
Macron : "-Aight BET"
You make quite a complicated topic very understandable! Keep up the great quality of work and your unbiased reporting
French politics are a pure circus right now.
The Popular Front, the National Rally, and a disjointed government in between.
HOI4 is that you?💀
France has finally seen light
Mac literally made a battle royal
Can you also talk about the situation in Romania. Thats because even now we still have to count the votes.
You see a lot of people saw that a number of votes simply dissapeareing during counting and so the opposition is trying to get them back and include them in the counting
Storms in wineglasses....Thanks for this update
Emmanuel Macron thinks he's playing 4D chess when in reality he's playing checkers.
This is the kind of choas you will see in tv on a drama series or telenovela.
Man, I love French politics
Thanks for the news! As a portuguese person, it is really important to know what happens in France. Hoping for a Popular Front majority ✊🇫🇷🇵🇹
What software do you use? Your video thumbnails also look well edited and amazing😅❤
The situation is pretty fun but also worrying, I learn that the chief of "France Insoumise" call "La Garde Jeune" the action group of party.
Can you provide a source ? I haven't heard that.
La Jeune Garde is a violent Antifa mob group, which somehow managed to get included in the Popular Front alliance, as if it was some minor political party. And its leader, who is a Hamas apologist and literally surveilled by police as a potential terror threat, was nominated to be the official Popular Front candidate in a winnable district. Bit crazy. I remind you that this alliance goes up to the very moderate center left including former President Hollande.
Stop trying to go against the change made by people.
This whole week was hilarious.
How come you never reported on the Chat Control law?
So many questions, maybe somebody here can answer them:
1. Isn't there a minimum electoral campaign length? Three weeks between calling the elections and the first round seems like a short time for alliances to be made, campaigns to be organized, leaflets to be printed and so on.
2. I know the French President can dissolve the Nation Assembly, but it is the Government that organizes the elections. So why was Macon allowed to set the dates of the elections?
3. In some countries with a presidential system, the President cannot be involved in political debate while in office. By default, he resigns his statute as a party member. Why isn't this the case in France? Does it go back to the establishment of the Fifth Republic and de Gaulle's demands?
Thanks
the two votes for the assembly must be between 20 and 40 days after the dissolution is announced (09/06) so the choice of when is limited by that time frame
For the third question he can participate in the sense of ''defending '' the party program but cannot organise a debate between himself and the opposition
Macron can say '' hey you shloud really vote for the guy in your city who represent Renaissance'' bc it helps him, if he loose the elections he will have to choose a prime minister from the winning party even if it's not his wich we call ''cohabitation'' (it happenned twice in 65 years)
Tldr: there's two options
1- Macron party wins the elections and reinforce their power to vote laws etc
2- far right or left coalition wins and Macron has to appoint a PM from said winner party (cohabitation)
2:26 😂😂
What in the Looney Toones was that lock in? 😂
You did not mention that the court sided with Ciotti
I think Macron is right to call an election even though the outcome could be disastrous for his party, France, the EU and even the western alliance. The populist right cannot be wished away. I am English and hate Brexit but we had to have it to lance the boil. People who vote for populism have to experience what it does in power.
It's about big money I guess 😅
@@NitwitsWorld No- it’s about exposing people to their ignorance. For the populist politicians used to casual sloganising, imagining its easy to govern and the electorate who also think there must be easy solutions. In Britain we have had an essentially populist government for 14 years and it is about to be annihilated. There is a minority who cling to their fantasies but the vast majority are tired of the lies. The French have to get it out of their system too.
@@jontalbot1 It is probably too late fam
Nothing new, French chaos.
These videos are great, but it is so confusing using translated English names for the parties. It would be much better to say Front Populaire, Ensemble, La France Insoumise, Rassemblement National and so on -- give the translation side by side if necessary. I want to be able to keep up in conversation with other Europeans and that requires knowing the real names of parties.
That word require they attempt to speak the french names, and french is very easily butchered by English speakers.
It’s far easier using the English names and most of Europe doesn’t speak French
yes I highly agree. some translations can be misleading.
Bonjour baguette, vive la france
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frog leg delicious
@@5r32c said no french person ever
@@abarette_ yeah but it's funny to make jokes about it
@@5r32c it is! lol
France unbowed is considered as a left party in France and not a "far left" one. In France it's the "conseil d'État" that classifies the parties into different ideologies.
it's considered "radical left" and not just "left"
it is considered left to far-left.
There’s only one party that’s slightly more left than LFI (NPA) and it’s insignificant
@@s1me007There are more than one. The communist party is supposedly at their left, even though I admit their program these last years has softened. There is also Lutte Ouvrière, that has the same Marxist revolutionary tendencies than NPA.
In the end, I feel that LFI is a mixed bag of political leanings, from the left to the far left, but mostly radical left.
They are communists so it doesn’t matter but I agree
In 20 years there will definitely be a Netflix show made depicting these events
I think were going to see movements similar to that of that of 1848 revolutions across europe
If I had a nickel for everytime a French leader locked up a room so people couldn't vote against him I'd have two nickels. Which is not a lot, but it's weird ot happened twice.
This channel is so far left anything conservative is far-right. They consider center right as right wing.
They don’t chose the categories, these denomination are given by the « conseil d’état » in France
Anything happens yup: Ciotti being confirmed as president of LR and the New Popular Front started infighting again, despite publishing their program, because 5 key France Unbowed MPs were kicked out of their seats' campaign... Crikey!
And also, known wifebeater Adrien Quatennens was still chosen to run in his constituency, despite how controversial he obviously is.
And they made hollande a candidate, and Adrien quattenens, who was convicted for domestic abuse
This just in Quatennens agreed not to run in his circonscription (electoral region where he was elected) so that's good.@@bothi00
@@french907 delighted to hear. Shameful he was even let back into the party.
Ruffin must be PM
@@bothi00 Yeah agreed.
For Ruffin remains to be Seen.
He seems to be the most consensual figure.
However it remains to be Seen whether or not Mélenchon will just allow him to take his spot as the most important place for candidate for a United left in 2024.
And whether hardcore Mélenchon voters will accept it.
the chaos in France is hilarious to watch. hearing of someone locking themselves in the party HQ is so crazy 😂😂
all this just before the Paris Olympics is pure cinema
As a frenchman, I can guarantee you we find the situation hilarious too.
To add another funny event to the list, did you know that Paris' current mayor, Anne Hildago, has promised to swim in the Seine before the Olympic Games? It was planned for June 23rd, but was cancelled due to "strong currents". We're still waiting for it to laugh about the health consequences in the following days.
You know, initially I couldn't understand why Marcon would make such a move after losing so blatantly... now I get it.
"Our leaders won't allow us to assemble in this building, and locked the doors? Lets just go next door then!"
Classic France.
seeing this video is just making me realise how much my country looks like a GOT series right now
I have a suspicion that a Bonaparte will try and took advantage of this situation
"Sar Cozy"
-he was a cosy tsar so its perfect
i would advise to not use "far-left" to describe "La France Insoumise", as ithere was actually a legal battle in france to recognize the movement as a "radical left", not "far left".
for people looking the the difference in france, "far-left" movements usually are revolutionary in nature, looking to overthrow the capitalistic/republican system to replace it with a communist/anarcho-syndicalist state, nowadays by vote, strikes and pacifists actions.
the "radical left" tradition is in what we call "democratic socialism" that usually looks at keeping and reinforcing representative democracy while transforming the capitalistic economy into some degree of a socialist one (usually, and it's the case for LFI, its applying Keynesian economics, by keeping a private market and property but making it very regulated by the state, and increase wealth redistribution to decrease inequalities and increase production).
calling LFI "far-left" would imply that someone as Franklin D. Roosevelt would be a far-left American president.
Honestly just waiting for napoleon at this point
Bardella ll win . Far Left is a joke. They dont have a chief and they would send France under supervision as the financiers leave.
They said: “we are going to play Robin Hood on the rich.” they are crazy and also support hamas
Is it the Judean People’s Front or the People’s Front of Judea?
It's extremely hard to take you seriously when you bring up hate speech convictions and call everyone "far right". Fix this.
It’s just facts. Why are you upset ?
@@zaydalaoui9397 it's not facts whatsoever. If it were facts it'd be proveable. It isn't.
Also why "are you upset", this is an overly emotional question and isn't relevant.
What you commented is worthless.
@@bobsemple9341 well you’re clearly upset that facts don’t match your reality. Zemmour has been condemned multiple tomes for hate speech, the last one was march 28th, « far right » is the official categorization of his party given by the « conseil d’état » it’s not like people invent categories. Quattenens was also condemned for sexual assault few months back. Everything in this video is pure facts without any judgement as TLDR usually does. If you don’t like facts I suggest you look for another Channel that will confort you in your believes.
The socialist party is center left but LePen is far right...
Yes.
The socialist party is just a social democrat party nowadays
@@spacemarine3482 actually, it's a néolibéral party, and the communist party is a social democratic party
Socialist party ruled France serveral times. They’re the historical left opposed to the historical right « republicans ». So yes nothing wrong in what is said
The French election has completely eclipsed the UK election internationally. The UK is like a little local election somewhere down the country, whereas the French is like a critical bi-election which can shift the balance of government power (in this case the EU Council and Commission). The French election will effect 100's of millions of EU citizens outside of France, whereas the UK election will effect zilch outside the UK. This is perhaps a very clear example of how brexit has diminished the UK's relevance. It has got very little to do with knowing the outcome, the implications are far more long term than simply what happens in the next month.
The UK elections will impact the lives of Nigeria, Pakistan and Albania
If Starmer and the Labour party do manage to make the UK rejoin the Single Market, and just generally improve foreign trade relations then this general election could provide quite decent implications for the long term (like you've said). But the main focus in the UK at the moment really is how battered will the Conservatives be and who will be the opposition party to Labour, which is unimportant to the rest of the world.
@Dead_Metal there is no way for a third country to join the Single Market. Even if there was, the EU are just about to launch a major revamp of the SM which may include adding a 5th freedom and an SM-wide legal system to upgrade it for the 21st century. Now would not be the time to add non-EU members to it. Who the UK opposition is, is irrelevant to the rest of the world, don't kid yourself. Could you even name the Japanese opposition, or the German opposition without looking them up?
@@Dead_MetalStarmer repeatedly and consistently rules out rejoining the single market or the customs union
I'm watching my country fall into chaos and cannot get me to do anything but laugh
I don't think the Poles care a whole lot
*whispering*
oh, the POLLS
Macron: Raises retirement age, lets in numerous migrants raising crime rate, fledgling and weakening economy
Also macron: Why am I losing?
Macron say one thing and do the opposite another day.
Why did macron suddenly ask for election? He could have just stayed comfortably
Twas the year of Political Hold My Beer
Well summed up but I think the video is missing the point that French's national assembly elections are a series of small elections to elect one single member of parliament for each district and that the alliance are thus very very necessary to make sure to get to the second round. And this fact highlights the weak position of Macron who could end up missing on many (most) second rounds if the trends continue
The previous video on this topic does explain it but this comment is addressed to people who didn't see it or missed the point ;)
Since Cioti has been ruled leader of the Republicans, a National Rally government can happen through coalition with the Republicans
with Macron as president and head of state.
@@Dendarang not for long
Let me Join the Paris Club without chaos and enjoy my life happily thereafter.
HBO should make a series out of this mess
These events deserve a movie seriously, this is just House of cards level of messy
Why can't they vote on whether they want him as leader😂
they don't have the time, election season is too short.
@@Dendarang more like they're scared the republican base wants them to ally with Lepen and not Macron
most stable French election:
Is not chaos is taxpayer versus irresponsible coalition of thieves,
Where decent citizens is seen as extremist by asking too many questions.
Stop calling NR far right. It’s silly. I also don’t buy that Macron is centrist. Centre-left at best.
Macron is center right.
@@thastayapongsak4422 just because France has many leftist parties doesn’t make Macron on the right in any way. Unless you think being authoritarian while not being a communist is always on the right.
@@thastayapongsak4422 what does he conserve? Traditional values? The French national identity? So few true conservatives exist in Europe these days, you think woke globalist environmentalists are on the right, and anything else that’s not leftist is far-right.
Macron is either doing a Littlefinger (Chaos is a ladder, all this stuff) or a Rushi Sunak
3:51 There was no far-left in the NUPES, PCF and LFI are just tagged as left by the state council which is the authority responsible for classifying parties
Pas mal non ?
C est français