Why shouldn't the left be the government? They have the highest number of seats in the assembly. A petulant Macron would not accept their very reasonable candidate. Very much a petit Jupiter.
It was. But the left are gunning for both Barnier AND Macron as well as anyone who they feel has betrayed them. Which would make a cool movie BUT, if they don’t have either the political will or the numbers on their side, they could fuck *everything*. It’s quite an irresponsible gamble.
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The rightwing surge is a fact. Even if it is partly created by foreign powers with heavy purses, it remains a fact.
The question now is how to handle it.
A center-left coalition would guarantee the surge's increase.
But, in doing this, they seem more intent on revenge than demonstrating that they accept the potentially catastrophic consequences of their gambit.
It's just absolutely crazy for Barnier to do 49.3. He pointed a gun at his own head.