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[–] AnUnusualRelic 28 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

will learn to compromise and make a coalition

Lol. You're new to French politics?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

French Unity is when deGaulle has you dragged out back and shot for disagreeing.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 9 points 3 weeks ago

Only in the colonies, so that was allowed!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

How are your trash cans looking? Are any of them on fire yet? Y'all really know how to protest

[–] AnUnusualRelic 16 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I expect that as a random US person, coming onto a native, you have at least spent some university time on European political systems to have some arguments?

  1. the constitution doesn't allow for another election
  2. there's actually never been such a situation in this constitution (yes, our constitutions are just laws, not gods given sacred scrolls, so we change them whenever they're no longer adequate), and the current politicians cannot fathom working without a majority (although that was typical in the third and fourth republic, and in a lot of the other euro countries)
  3. the president wants a so called "technical" government that will just do as it's told while the chambers fight among themselves

And yes, it's a shitshow. Shall we go back to how you're about to elect an insane game show host along with a guy that's had half his brain eaten by a worm?

[–] Snowclone 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump has no hope next to Harris, Biden stepping down has been the smartest move I've seen from Democrats since runnng Obama, people are energized, no one wants the other confused old guy.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 4 points 3 weeks ago

That's what many people hope for. But then it's the US, so anything goes.

[–] Triasha 2 points 3 weeks ago

To be fair to us, the brain worm guy dropped out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Could you explain please why another election is not allowed in France? I though Macron dissolved the parliament early for a new election, which brought us to this situation in the first place.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 4 points 3 weeks ago

The constitution says that you can only do it once a year. Which makes sense as you have to deal with the stupid decisions you make.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Shall we go back to how you’re about to elect an insane game show host

Hey now. There's slightly over a 50% chance we get the coconut lady, instead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As a Greek I have some familiarity. Our politics is just as adversarial (if not more) and there is no tradition of coalitions. But when push came to shove, they figured it out, if only for a bit.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

While Greece was arguably mismanaged, it didn't deserve the harshness it got. But the same political mess could well be in the future of France.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago