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10. Wow, what a turn of events

Sun Jul 7, 2024, 02:48 PM

Jul 2024

Add this to the Labor victory in the UK and we're on a pro-democracy roll.

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French Elections: Is this good news? EDIT: Yes [View all] blogslug Jul 2024 OP

Great news malaise Jul 2024 #1

Yes; stopping Le Pen means stopping the Pro-Putin party oldsoftie Jul 2024 #2

. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2024 #17

Does it? SamuelTheThird Jul 2024 #19

hopefully Macron will pull them a bit more to sensibility oldsoftie Jul 2024 #28

YES! Mike Nelson Jul 2024 #3

Yes, it's fantastic news......................... Lovie777 Jul 2024 #4

Kinda like the RED WAVE that became MOMFUDSKI Jul 2024 #5

And we were told by the pundits that Le Pen was on the verge thucythucy Jul 2024 #6

I kept hearing the same despite not paying close attention. yonder Jul 2024 #8

I think Macron is way smarter than anyone MOMFUDSKI Jul 2024 #23

Didn't this happen in the last election? House of Roberts Jul 2024 #7

Correct brooklynite Jul 2024 #11

Which means, if I understand this correctly, that thucythucy Jul 2024 #24

Very good news!!! Peacetrain Jul 2024 #9

Wow, what a turn of events flamingdem Jul 2024 #10

Excellent news... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Jul 2024 #12

Any idea how they were so far off? JanMichael Jul 2024 #15

Big turnout - the people actually did care about keeping the far right out muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 #18

Just saw & heard... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Jul 2024 #21

Yes it is positive. JanMichael Jul 2024 #13

More here malaise Jul 2024 #14

Yes. brooklynite Jul 2024 #20

RW not only lost, but will finish third unc70 Jul 2024 #22

France dodged a bullet there. Linda ladeewolf Jul 2024 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue Idaho Jul 2024 #26

K&R UTUSN Jul 2024 #27