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Would like your perspective on your presidential election. (sh.itjust.works)
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Salut,

I’m a American with a French partner and I recently been casually reading about your presidential election. I hear bits and pieces about it when my in laws visit me and I become more confused how your politics works and how feel and talk about them. Very different from how I talk to people in political movements and events here.

I recently saw this piece this more about the far left ( https://apnews.com/article/france-election-melenchon-left-right-youth-045d056318bc6fb64a55ef25f10f1285 ) and and I mostly watch France 24 (I like the art segments).

It seems promising that someone else is becoming louder or just as loud as the far right. For a while it seemed like there wasn’t sizing up to the level as the far right campaign.

Then there was the student and union protests. Are these helping bring awareness to the other parties to get their shit together?

As I type this I realize I know less, my apologies. Just curious. Merci.

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[–] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I don't think he's putinist. The criticism is that he's too accomodating or naive with respect to Putin. He used to blame NATO as the agressor when Russia invaded Crimea. He thankfully later realized Russia was quite agressive given they launched a full scale invasion.

cf https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/politique/130726/logique-et-travers-du-non-alignement-que-lfi-veut-pour-la-france

Thanks for quoting his recent position on polling in Dombass. You're right, it seems taken out of context by commenters. It's still clumsy and early to discuss Ukraine giving away territory, when they're fighting hard to avoid it.

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