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When France exposes its own hypocrisy in the mirror…
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When France exposes its own hypocrisy in the mirror…
April 25, 2025

France has long prided itself as the birthplace of the modern nation-state and a staunch advocate of bureaucratic institutions. For centuries, the nation has held its democratic ideals close, with citizens cherishing the legacy of the French Revolution and the values it enshrined. However, recent developments within the French political landscape and the reactions have sparked a growing divide in the country’s faith in its democratic system.

The end of La Grande illusion democratique
April 11, 2025

Will Marine Le Pen have the creativity to step out of the box and twist the lion’s tail just a bit?

The end of La Grande illusion democratique
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France, like the EU, now openly fears democracy
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France, like the EU, now openly fears democracy
April 2, 2025

“Democracy is the very worst form of Government”, said Winston Churchill in one of his better-known quotes, “except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time”.

Le Pen trial: French democracy in the dock?
April 1, 2025

The judges should beware of not serving as a tool in the establishment forces’ endeavours to prevent a Marine Le Pen presidency.

Le Pen trial: French democracy in the dock?
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Le Pen’s presidential bid in 2027 derailed by von der Leyen and Macron’s case
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Le Pen’s presidential bid in 2027 derailed by von der Leyen and Macron’s case
April 1, 2025

The decision to exclude Le Pen from running for President in 2027 might turn out to be the EU’s greatest existential error.

Off the air: French State shuts down right-wing TV channel
March 1, 2025

The decision to cancel C8’s broadcasting license is ironic at a time when “the System tells us that JD Vance is talking nonsense about censorship.”

Off the air: French State shuts down right-wing TV channel
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Macron’s moves to form right-wing French government expose bankruptcy of New Popular Front
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Macron’s moves to form right-wing French government expose bankruptcy of New Popular Front
August 9, 2024

This week, press reports revealed that President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to form a right-wing government, trampling on the results of the July 7 election. Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s New Popular Front (NFP) won the election amid a surge of opposition to Macron’s policies and to the far-right National Rally. However, Macron is still considering naming right-wing politician Xavier Bertrand as prime minister.

The French government’s crisis and the bankruptcy of the New Popular Front
July 26, 2024

Tuesday evening, on the eve of the Paris Olympics, President Emmanuel Macron went on national television to announce that the government of his Ensemble party would remain in office despite losing the July 7 election. Declaring the ministers he appointed would remain in power until the games end in mid-August, he provocatively invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despised worldwide for Israeli genocide in Gaza, to attend the Olympics.

The French government’s crisis and the bankruptcy of the New Popular Front
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