Has populism been thwarted in France?
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Published 2024-07-08
UnHerd's Flo Read meets Louis-Vincent Gave.
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Is the right-wing playing a long game in France? Analyst Louis-Vincent Gave joins UnHerd's Florence Read to discuss how yesterday's shock surge against Marine Le Pen could come to benefit the National Rally.
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// TIMECODES //
00:00 - 01:06 - Introduction
01:06 - 04:16 - Why did polls get the French election so wrong, and how are markets reacting?
04:16 - 12:26 - Is this a victory for Macron and a defeat for the Right? How will Macron deal with the Left?
12:26 - 19:41 - How does populism in France compare to the rest of Europe?
19:41 - 23:43 - How the divided French Right eventually united
23:43 - 25:40 - The role of Trump and Biden
25:40 - 29:57 - What does the future look like for the French Left and Right?
29:57 - Concluding thoughts
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All Comments (21)
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It is interesting to see that thwarting what the majority of the French people wanted is "democracy" while accepting what the majority of people wanted in Hungary is "dictatorship." European "values" got devaluated quite fast I must admit.
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How pathetic, that the French must have their budget approved by European bureaucrats. All of Europe is a disgrace. It disgusts me that the world sent so many men to die to save Europe from Hitler, and the Europeans have so deeply disrespected that sacrifice.
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No, RN got the most votes. They just came in third because of parliamentary shenanigans. The RN will only keep growing.
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The French Flag at Rassemblement National rallies, the European Union Flag at Macron's rallies and the Palestinian flag at the left's rallies.
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Surely le pens movement is only going to grow bigger and bigger, it's inevitable
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All you need to know. That chart shows a "far-right" alliance whatever the hell that is. While the "n3w popular front" comprised of communists isnt labeled "far left"
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Every time this guy is interviewed it is always full of common sense
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The eu needs dissolving.
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France is in a little more chaos today than yesterday - nothing new in that.
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I weep for France, such a beautiful country with rich history going down the drain.
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What beats me is that this French guy tells it exactly as it is and in a very articulate way while morons on French news channel are in total denial of the reality……or rather to scared to voice it…….or ordered by their boss to shut up. I am much better off reading the foreign press when it comes to France or watch UnHerd and listen to Mr Gave. Trust me, what he is describing is the French reality…..no gilding the lily here
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The conservative party lost in the UK because they have shifted left. They should more correctly be called Labour Lite. People have not shofted to the Faaar Right, they have stayed where they were while the partiies shfted left.
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By populism do you mean the will of the people?
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37% of people voted for National Rally... by far in first position in popular vote... yet they are 3rd in seats. On the other hand the left got 25% of the vote and get the most seats... "Populism" has not been twarted. The voice of the people has been twarted. And it will give more strenght to "populism" in the long run.
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As an Irish woman I'm sick of this Europeans need to revolt against this nonsense.
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Populism is such a lazy and inadequate word.
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"The system is rigged so that the peasants have no power". Count of St Germain.
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We all voting against WEF
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This guy is great. He should be on more American shows. Thank you Unherd.
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"And lest we allow those who hate us to define us - let all know - it is not out of hate and bigotry, but out of love and loyalty that we shout: WE ARE A PEOPLE!”
