END OF MACRON: French president faces NO CONFIDENCE vote TOMORROW - France in chaos

Express, UK ^ | December 12, 2018 | Rebecca Perring

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EMMANUEL Macron's government faces a vote of no confidence in parliament on Thursday amid nationwide anger at the French president which has seen violent riots across the country. Mr Macron's leadership is hanging by a thread after the Yellow Vest protests posed the most formidable challenge yet to his presidency. Leftist MEPs said Thursday's vote is the result of 18 months of fiscal injustice and called on the French president to "radically change direction". The Paris protests which erupted on November 17, were focused on denouncing a squeeze on household spending brought about by Mr Macron's taxes on diesel, which he said were necessary to combat climate change and protect the environment.

[Flick Lives]

Macaroon crumbles

[a little elbow grease]

He is a supremely educated and intelligent fool.

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Yes ....... and the real Samuel Clemens would most likely agree.

;-)

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"All generalizations are false, including this one." -- Mark Twain

[hal ogen]

Maybe macaroon can now make a famous french move: Surrender!

[marktwain]

Their experiment with democracy is over.

Another DeGaulle might work.

Maybe one will be found.. Seems unlikely..

[Zathras]

Same as The Swamp.
Neither will go down easy

[353FMG]

The French know all about revolutions.

Until that guillotine becomes active again there will not be a revolution.

Fake revolution

[ASA Vet]

WW-III began with Operation Masterdom
in Vietnam
on September 13, 1945

[Soros Billions]

I hope he takes his Mother with him. He doesn’t seem to go anywhere without her.

[TangledUpInBlue]

So the French like climate chance unless they have to pay for it.

Rich.

[ASA Vet]

That certainly needs a caption. How about

"Get your hand off my leg you French bundle of sticks."

[cookcounty]

The French President can only be removed by an impeachment process similar to that in the US. It’s actually a bit tougher, BOTH houses must vote by 2/3 majority to begin an impeachment trial, which would then be heard and voted on my a jury of legislators drawn from both houses.

New non-Presidential elections can be called by vote of “no confidence” in the National Assembly, but that would be only for the National Assembly ( and by extension, the “premier.”

[TarasBulbous]

Interesting. A lot of Nationalism, a lot of Socialism. Hmmmmmmmmmmm

[fruser1]

I thought no confidence votes only applied to PMs.

[Regulator]

That Canada would elect such a child IS amazing.

Even his father came off as an adult, albeit a careless playboy adult.

Not exactly the Canada of old.

[SMARTY]

Elections have consequences

[353FMG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Btc9qMALg

[miniTAX]

“Is the time right for Le Pen to win?”

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Le Pen is correct about immigration but for the rest (economy, welfare state, Goebels warming...), she is an uber socialist. Her father was a real conservative but she inherited his franchise and ousted him. Like any socialist (let alone a socialist lawyer), she is traitorous and unprincipled.

[353FMG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Btc9qMALg

[I want the USA back]

Vote for a pretty face that hides a socialist behind it, and this is what you get.

[grania]

One could argue that the goals of the global elite haven't changed since the fall of the Tsar. Things like wars ending or being overthrown seem to be minor setbacks for the relentless (not so) invisible hand.

I wonder about the future. One can't help but suspect that the elite are okay with it all come tumblin' down. Then they can leave their fortresses, countries, islands, and yachts and pick up the pieces.