The end of the road for Macron? French political crisis
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There's a lot more to this. Today is the 24th September, the 171st anniversary of the French planting the flag in New Caledonia, and for the last 20 years has been a local public holiday - a celebration for the French loyalists and a day of mourning for extremist indigenous kanaks. Following the insurrection of 13th May 2024 by extremist pro-independence supporters, a leading pro-independence structure has stated that it will make a unilateral declaration of independence today in front of local, national and international media. It's basically a publicity stunt, with no formal legal basis, but tensions are high, particularly following the deaths last week of two kanaks wanted for the attempted murder of gendarmes, shot in self-defence during an operation by a member of an elite police force (GIGN). So there are 6,000 internal security forces on the roads, ready to intervene in case of trouble. I, for one, am happy they're there.
But I too would be interested to hear the C's vision of France, especially with regard to social policy. Macron's handling of the situation here has left us incredibly angry and confused. Aside from the current economic desolation, a small group of 30 terrorists (let's be honest!) have caused the closure of the one and only road connecting 14,000 people to the rest of the island for over 4 months now, and there is still no solution in sight, despite the calls from the blocked population for forceful police intervention to bring the criminals to justice. Would this happen anywhere else in France?
It's on RT, which is banned in some countries, so I copy pasted it for those who couldn't access the link:
French prosecutors have asked a judge to slap former National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen with a five-year prison term and a ban from running for public office in an embezzlement case.
Le Pen and 24 other current and former members of the right-wing National Rally are accused of using €3 million ($3.3 million) in European Parliament money intended for payments to parliamentary assistants to fund work on internal party business from 2004 to 2016, in violation of EU law. All of the defendants have denied any wrongdoing.
During the proceedings in Paris on Wednesday, the prosecutors argued that Le Pen should receive the harshest punishment as she was a member of the European Parliament and the leader of the National Rally when some of the alleged violations took place. She led the party, which was previously called the National Front, from 2011 to 2021 and still remains a member.
Three years of Le Pen’s sentence would be suspended, and the other two could be served with an electronic bracelet, the prosecutors said. They also asked for her to be fined €300,000 ($316,000).
The prosecutors said the five-year ban on running for office should be implemented immediately, before the defense can appeal the ruling. This means that if found guilty, Le Pen would be disqualified from the presidential election in 2027. During the trial, which began in late September, she announced plans to run for president for the third time.
"It is clear that the only thing the public prosecutors wanted was Marine Le Pen’s exclusion from political life,” Le Pen told reporters after the hearings.
National Rally leader Jordan Bardella, who is not a defendant in the case, took to X to accuse the prosecutors of an “assault on democracy,” saying they are “seeking to persecute and take revenge on Marine Le Pen.”
The prosecutors also requested that the National Rally be fined €2 million, and that all of the others who are accused receive bans from running for public office from one to five years.
The defense will now present its arguments to the judge until the trial concludes on November 27. A verdict is expected in early 2025
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Marine le Pen and her party did not vote on any motion of censure against the Macron government when they could and have always played in favor of the government, like the left in fact. I just see an action by the dark forces to make room for Jordan Bardella to take the head of the party, a young, Europeanist, pro-war but not very virile (lol), pro zionist with no experience in politics, and following the orders of what he will be told to do, the future clone of Macron in some way.
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"Emmanuelle" is leading France into "erotic nights".
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Not a single word from Frances Médias Monde regarding the activity below
George Soros Antifa is active in Europe
Tensions in Paris during the anti-racism demonstration. Police attempt to confiscate a banner and beat the front of the march with batons.#marchecontreleracisme
While Sophie Binet had promised the presence of anti-Semitism organizations, groups shouted anti-Zionist slogans in front of a crowd of keffiyehs and Palestinian flags. Among them was Elias d'Imzalene, an activist convicted of calling for an intifada.
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A number of protesters condemned the "rise of the far right" in France and accused Bayrou's government of "playing the RN's game" through ministers Bruno Retailleau and Gérald Darmanin.
Meanwhile, In France today
George Soros Antifa is active in EuropeTensions in Paris during the anti-racism demonstration. Police attempt to confiscate a banner and beat the front of the march with batons.#marchecontreleracisme
While Sophie Binet had promised the presence of anti-Semitism organizations, groups shouted anti-Zionist slogans in front of a crowd of keffiyehs and Palestinian flags. Among them was Elias d'Imzalene, an activist convicted of calling for an intifada.
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A number of protesters condemned the "rise of the far right" in France and accused Bayrou's government of "playing the RN's game" through ministers Bruno Retailleau and Gérald Darmanin.
Meanwhile, In France today
Refusal to comply in Paris: thirteen injured, including ten police officers, after a chain collision in the 15th arrondissementMdrrrr la vidéo est lunaire 🤣pic.twitter.com/dH1wanCKCk
— Sisyphe à l'aise 🇫🇷🔻 (@zizifalaise) March 22, 2025
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i live near paris, but i watch arte on satellite in german, because the "free" tnt costs 15e/4y and represents too much additional manipulation.Not a single word from Frances Médias Monde regarding the activity below
Tensions in Paris during the anti-racism demonstration. Police attempt to confiscate a banner and beat the front of the march with batons.#marchecontreleracisme
While Sophie Binet had promised the presence of anti-Semitism organizations, groups shouted anti-Zionist slogans in front of a crowd of keffiyehs and Palestinian flags. Among them was Elias d'Imzalene, an activist convicted of calling for an intifada.Un certain nombre de manifestants condamne la « montée de l’extrême droite » en France et accuse le gouvernement de Bayrou de « jouer le jeu du RN », à travers les ministre Bruno Retailleau et Gérald Darmanin. pic.twitter.com/QbbFfP4dzZ
— Clara Hidalgo (@ClaraHidalgo99) March 22, 2025
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A number of protesters condemned the "rise of the far right" in France and accused Bayrou's government of "playing the RN's game" through ministers Bruno Retailleau and Gérald Darmanin.
Meanwhile, In France today
Refusal to comply in Paris: thirteen injured, including ten police officers, after a chain collision in the 15th arrondissementMdrrrr la vidéo est lunaire 🤣pic.twitter.com/dH1wanCKCk
— Sisyphe à l'aise 🇫🇷🔻 (@zizifalaise) March 22, 2025
via arte, the french/german broadcaster, i am well informed about the fights in somalia, the problems in congo, and more esoteric places i would never think of visiting, but i heard nothing about the crash involving 15 cars in paris. would this not also have been valuable news for arte???
and i found this in the link indicated "15emearrondissement", and the site it opened was called UNN without any indication of what this site was, and on its page was also a nice photo of notre dame, with a nice blue sky, criss-crossed by chemtrails, and NOBODY asks any question??? this is also typical of the present powers, "just don't mention it". the EU goes down the drain, but i am mainly informed about somalia...how interesting... fortunately, our forum keeps me more informed...
Several foreign political leaders criticized the ruling as a blow to democracy in France. Trump previously described it as “a very big deal.” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni contended that the sentence “takes away representation from millions of citizens,” while her Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, expressed his solidarity with Le Pen by posting “Je suis Marine!”
Le Pen characterized the ruling as “political,” asserting that it reflected a “lower court judge” depriving French voters of the opportunity to back their preferred presidential candidate.
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Le Pen characterized the ruling as “political,” asserting that it reflected a “lower court judge” depriving French voters of the opportunity to back their preferred presidential candidate.
‘Free Le Pen’ – Trump to France
US President Donald Trump has denounced the criminal conviction of French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen
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A blow to democracy in France, that a political party has been found guilty of embezzlement of public funds ?Several foreign political leaders criticized the ruling as a blow to democracy in France. Trump previously described it as “a very big deal.” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni contended that the sentence “takes away representation from millions of citizens,” while her Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, expressed his solidarity with Le Pen by posting “Je suis Marine!”
Le Pen characterized the ruling as “political,” asserting that it reflected a “lower court judge” depriving French voters of the opportunity to back their preferred presidential candidate.
‘Free Le Pen’ – Trump to France
US President Donald Trump has denounced the criminal conviction of French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen
And if it is supported by political leaders themselves strongly supporting Israel, then it must be quite a serious situation, poor French voters !
I can't but laugh about this (rire jaune, if you know what I mean)
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