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U.S. Braces for Potential French Election Shockwave
The New York Times via Yahoo ^ | April 22, 2022 | By Michael Crowley

Posted on 04/22/2022 12:38:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are anxiously watching the French presidential election, aware that the outcome of the vote on Sunday could scramble President Joe Biden’s relations with Europe and reveal dangerous fissures in Western democracy.

President Emmanuel Macron of France has been a crucial partner as Biden has rebuilt relations with Europe, promoted democracy and forged a coalition in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Macron is in a tight contest with Marine Le Pen, a far-right challenger.

Le Pen is a populist agitator who, in the style of former President Donald Trump, scorns European Union “globalists,” criticizes NATO and views President Vladimir Putin of Russia as an ally.

Her victory could complicate Biden’s effort to isolate Russia and aid Ukraine. But the very real prospect of a nationalist leading France is also a reminder that the recent period of U.S.-European solidarity on political and security issues like Russia and democracy may be deceptively fragile. Poland and Hungary, both NATO members, have taken authoritarian turns. And Germany’s surprisingly strong response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is already drawing domestic criticism.

“To have a right-wing government come to power in France would be a political earthquake,” said Charles A. Kupchan, a professor at Georgetown who was the Europe director of the National Security Council during the Obama administration. “It would send a troubling signal about the overall political health of the Western world.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agitprop; emmanuelmacron; france; franceelection; lepen; macron; marinelepen; nytpropaganda; zottherussiantrolls
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Anyone to the Right of Stalin is a threat to the NYT.


61 posted on 04/22/2022 1:43:53 PM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: SmokingJoe

When did the DNC not love Russia or China? Guess Putin is not Communist enough.


62 posted on 04/22/2022 1:50:04 PM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“far-right...populist...nationalist...far-right...troubling.”

No bias at all.


63 posted on 04/22/2022 1:50:17 PM PDT by free-in-nyc
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
“To have a right-wing government come to power in France would be a political earthquake. It would send a troubling signal about the overall political health of the Western world.”

As though the Western world were not in an advanced state of decadence--which is an almost moribund condition of political health!

What the world needs most is a political earthquake, one that would shake the sickness out of Western Civilization and return it to ascendancy.

Returning Trump to the Presidency might be just the earthquake needed.

64 posted on 04/22/2022 1:51:41 PM PDT by Savage Beast (Saints are sinners who never gave up. --Saint Teresa of Avila)
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To: EEGator

“Le Pen is a populist agitator who, in the style of former President Donald Trump...”

Definition of POPULIST and POLITICIAN:

‘Populist’ is the term for a politician who promises certain very popular things, with the FULL INTENT to carry through on those promises. This is different from the term

‘Politician’ which means someone who promises those same things, but without any intent to carry them out.


65 posted on 04/22/2022 1:57:02 PM PDT by BobL (Putin isn't sending gays into our schools to groom my children, but anti-Putin people are)
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To: Savage Beast

Returning Trump to the Presidency might be just the earthquake needed.

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I think secession in the U.S. or gold as currency as earthquakes.


66 posted on 04/22/2022 2:01:26 PM PDT by TTFX
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

far right

far right

far right

far right

...we ENVER hear “far LEFT” even for the most radical leftist agenda items, like perverting little kids.

Modern reporting is a joke.


67 posted on 04/22/2022 2:07:04 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: EEGator

And Kerry’s other daughter, the doctor, has Iranian SecState or similar as her father-in-law.


68 posted on 04/22/2022 2:13:03 PM PDT by JohnBovenmyer (Biden/Harris press events are called dodo ops)
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To: EEGator

stands like the Wookie....


69 posted on 04/22/2022 2:14:22 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Wuli

I can’t think of one Western Leader in Europe or North America that is a clown and globalist. They should all be removed and I pray they all are.


70 posted on 04/22/2022 2:18:15 PM PDT by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!S)
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To: wrcase
More here...

Voting in France: Paper ballots, cast in person; no machines French voters in Sunday’s presidential election will use the same system that’s been used for generations

Sounds great, right?

Until you read down to this little detail...

...Volunteers count the ballots one by one. Officials will then use state-run software to register and report results more efficiently...

71 posted on 04/22/2022 2:23:32 PM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: EEGator
I can't post the see through dress pics.

And for that we are grateful!

72 posted on 04/22/2022 2:23:35 PM PDT by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
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To: SpaceBar

I’d hoped for Zemmour, but he may have served to render Le Pen less unpalatable to many voters. He’s encouraging his supporters to vote for her. For reasons I don’t understand many of the leftist voters who’d favored Mélenchon or even Pécresse would rather stay home than vote for Macron. Thus leaving her some chance to show Le Pen is mightier than …


73 posted on 04/22/2022 2:23:48 PM PDT by JohnBovenmyer (Biden/Harris press events are called dodo ops)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“ It would send a troubling signal about the overall political health of the Western world.””

If they win, we are healthy. If we win things are unhealthy. Got it.


74 posted on 04/22/2022 2:25:29 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why do I suspect that Le Pen has this election in the bag?


75 posted on 04/22/2022 2:25:50 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

“So often disappointed by the French.”

Not me. I have abysmally low expectations of the French and in this they rarely disappoint me.


76 posted on 04/22/2022 2:27:39 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Le Pen is a populist agitator who, in the style of former President Donald Trump, scorns European Union “globalists,” criticizes NATO and views President Vladimir Putin of Russia as an ally.

Sometimes I forget how much the New York Times sucks... This piece is a nice reminder.

77 posted on 04/22/2022 2:28:33 PM PDT by GOPJ (.....Being a sexual weirdo should NOT be a path to power.)
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To: Chode
"stands like the Wookie...."

I was thinking "like a football player".....

78 posted on 04/22/2022 2:47:02 PM PDT by matthew fuller (He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious. Yogi Berra )
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To: R_Kangel

I suspect you’re right. She’s not under their umbrella.


79 posted on 04/22/2022 3:03:15 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: EEGator
Le Pen is a populist agitator

Next thing you know she'll be an insurrectionist.

80 posted on 04/22/2022 3:03:43 PM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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