Quote (ampoo @ 11 Jun 2017 22:37)
looks like macron gets all he needs to deliver now
and the left parties suffered another massacre, except the uk they lost everywhere in europe :lol:
Quote (Knaapie @ 19 Jun 2017 11:48)
Not really since there is a rise on the left as well -> Groen links, coming from nearly nothing and becoming the 4th largest party.
For the most part, the left parties that have been completely smashed have been the ones that have supported huge budget cuts and/or formed a coalition to elect a right wing president.
Quote (ampoo @ 19 Jun 2017 08:35)
such a low participation though, there is some serious trouble ahead of macron imo
Quote (Knaapie @ 19 Jun 2017 11:48)
Voting fatigue. I am again, against more referendums.
Wouldn't really blame it on voting fatigue, since the french hadn't voted since the european parliament elections. They always have the presidental and legislative elections together, so it's nothing different from other occasions.
I think it has more to do with how bad the presidential candidates of the two main parties were (a hardcore conservative in the middle of a corruption scandal, and an uncharismatic dextrophobic leftist that scared away moderates even inside his own party). This made a lot of people stay home in the first round of both presidential and legislative elections. In the second round of the presidential elections lots of people didn't bother voting on what was going to be a clear victory anyway, and in the legislative elections you have to keep in mind that in most departments only one of the 2 large parties had a candidate running (in some it was none at all). Imagine what voter turnout would be in Germany if you took out CDU and/or SPD out of the equation... thats lots of voters not bothering to vote.
The interesting thing here is that Macron's party has gained voters in every successive election... meaning they have the chance of forming a solid base and that if they don't screw up during this cycle, they'll be able to compete again even if PS and LR get their shit together and come up with good candidates.
Quote (Knaapie @ 19 Jun 2017 11:48)
From what I see it's a mix from left and right policies. I don't really know where to politically place him ^^
Quote (ampoo @ 19 Jun 2017 12:15)
neoliberal, he will deliver for his friends in the economy
Having been a banker doesn't automatically make you a neoliberal. His program is pretty socioliberal and has been backed by people on both sides of the spectrum. We'll see, but he seems pretty centrist for now.