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In reply to the discussion: Le Pen beats Macron in France as nationalists gain in EU vote [View all]paleotn
(17,912 posts)35. However....
pro-EU parties overall held their ground. The nuts made some modest gains, but still only hold a quarter of the seats. The soft middle lost out primarily to more liberal parties.
And...Marie Le Pen is a Nazi is every sense of the word.
Good synopsis at Financial Times, but behind a pay wall....
https://www.ft.com/content/9733a232-7fe1-11e9-b592-5fe435b57a3b
NY Times take...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/world/europe/european-elections-results.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
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No, its always been there as for who's fanning the flames for it to help it the most my
cstanleytech
May 2019
#23
Well first off the weakened sanctions against Russia for one not to mention his weakening
cstanleytech
May 2019
#29
I think you are right about the climate crisis. The poor/disenfranchised will try to survive
erronis
May 2019
#11
No disagreement here. Greed doesn't need excuses. It is baked into some people.
erronis
May 2019
#17
The right-wing fascists are responsible for the corruption and lies. It's Hitler and Stalin again.
rockfordfile
May 2019
#34
Plutocrats fund these campaigns to create social division, thereby no public cohesion.
KY_EnviroGuy
May 2019
#15