Posted on 12/08/2018 6:37:55 AM PST by RoosterRedux
EMMANUEL Macron’s reputation within the European Union has been seriously damaged by the violent protests engulfing France, which have triggered an “unprecedented political disaster” in the country, experts have warned.
The President’s leadership is hanging by a thread as left-wing groups within the French Parliament discuss launching a no confidence vote against him. According to an Fop-Fiducial poll, Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating plummeted to a new low of 23 percent in November - down by a massive six percentage points from October. Paris in particular has been under siege from so-called “yellow vest” demonstrators, named after the high-visibility jackets all French motorists have to carry.
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The French President, along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are recognised as figureheads among European Union leaders, but the biggest disaster to hit his presidency thus far could call that into serious question.
Speaking to Express.co.uk, Dr Oliver Davis, a reader of French Studies from the School of Modern Languages and Culture at the University of Warwick, said: “It seriously damages his reputation for technocratic competence and calls his political judgement into question.
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It took forever for them to get to the torched car, and there’s a more massive fire up the street. What’s it going to be like in Paris after dark?
Yes But...... Macron did not impose the tax. The parliment or what ever levied the tax didn’t it?
macron enforced it.
The government is at issue beyond the one man it seems
Nobody should ever trust any politician in the first place.
Anyone who does is a fool.
I would be they (the elite) are worried the German people will get ideas from this uprising.
In Soviet controlled Russia people turned to American sources for accurate information.
Now, in MSM controlled America, we must turn to Russia. *sigh*
Funnest part about all this is reminding the TruCons of the glowing praise they’ve been giving to Macron and how they say the United States needs its own Macron (Max Boot).
Ironically, it is the LEFT in France that is leading the charge against higher taxes.
Damndest thing I ever saw.
When the French left says taxes are too high, taxes are WAY too high.
“Ironically, it is the LEFT in France that is leading the charge against higher taxes.”
That’s because the fuel tax affects everyone, including them.
Surprisingly no buildings have been torched so far.
Max Boot is an imported leftist shill.
Dual citizen pond scum.
Oh no... they are interfering in our election...
They have a TV station.
The 4th reich is crumbling.
“left-wing groups within the French Parliament discuss launching a no confidence vote against him”
so apparently, the French might replace a leftist extremist with a leftist uber-extremist ... sounds about right - for the French ... soon coming to the USA ...
“That’s because the fuel tax affects everyone, including them.”
Correct.
That’s why they, and the entire international left, will shift to MILEAGE taxes...and then, the next step is differential rates per mile based on income. And favor by the state.
This is what the Communist Party wants for America only a lot worse. More like Mexico’s economy.
Not true. Where did you get that idea?
The crisis is the carbon tax wasn’t nuanced enough. It was too obvious and the frog started climbing out of the pot.
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