Macron Crowns Himself Emperor
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:02 amWhen the UK last had a parliamentary election, it took 12 hours for the new PM to take over after the final certification of votes.
In France, it's been two months and the country is still being run by the losing prime minister because Manny Macron wasn't satisfied his party lost the election and so is simply refusing to appoint a new prime minister or to even acknowledge the communications of the leftist plurality coalition.
This is what the West means when it talks about "democracy." If a neoliberal party wins it immediately is put in power. If an anti-institutional party wins, it's declared extreme and excuses and impediments are raised to prevent the realization of the popular will.
In France, it's been two months and the country is still being run by the losing prime minister because Manny Macron wasn't satisfied his party lost the election and so is simply refusing to appoint a new prime minister or to even acknowledge the communications of the leftist plurality coalition.
The leftist New popular front (NFP) has said it should run the government with prime minister nominee, Lucie Castets, after winning the most seats in parliament, but falling short of a majority.
Macron had until now ignored Castets’ nomination.
In a statement from his office, Macron said an NFP government would threaten “institutional stability”, as it would not survive a confidence vote from centrist and right wing parties, because the alliance includes the hard-left France unbowed (LFI), founded by Jean-Luc Melenchon, which has been branded as extreme.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240827-m ... -continues
This is what the West means when it talks about "democracy." If a neoliberal party wins it immediately is put in power. If an anti-institutional party wins, it's declared extreme and excuses and impediments are raised to prevent the realization of the popular will.
