In picking Barnier, Macron has put his – and France’s – fate in Le Pen’s hands | Paul Taylor
www.theguardian.com
After months of dithering, the French president’s choice of prime minister leaves him more vulnerable than ever, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Barnier has been appointed after Macron repeatedly stalled on appointing a new prime minister.

He's a member of the Sarkozy Gaullist conservative party The Republicans that managed to muster a stunning result of under 7% of votes in the most recent elections.

I don't wanna say I told you so but I did comment "Wer hat uns verraten" about this situation a little while back and whaddaya know - Macron has just had his Paul von Hindenburg moment.

Shit's about to kick off. Let's hope that May 1968 was just the practice run for the French people and this time around they're gonna pull it off.

  • HamManBad [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    This is the kind of situation Melenchon could only have dreamed of. His coalition self-sacrificed to help stop the right, they were very obviously screwed over by Macron in such a historic dick move that I'm seeing it on my local news in the middle of bumfuck USA, and now he doesn't have to tie himself to Macron's sadistic neoliberal agenda in a governing coalition. I'm no expert in French politics but I would bet this makes him a pretty strong contender for the presidency if he plays his cards right

    • bazingabrain
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      3 months ago

      I’m sorry to disappoint but unless you’re friends with business interests and lobbyists, you are never getting into the Élysée. Look at Mitterand for a parallel.