France on Sunday took a step closer to delivering what was once seen as an unthinkable nightmare: a far-right government taking power in Paris for the first time.

Well... the first time in a while. And just as the last time was exiting living memory.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 17 points 4 months ago

Are you, too, tired of the rhyming?

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Last time wasn't exactly in Paris itself.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 41 points 4 months ago

The nightmares are increasingly thinkable

[–] jagermo@feddit.org 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What other outcome did Macron expect?

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No one can tell for certain, but it does seem like he's been huffing his own farts so hard he figured he could win this.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 5 points 4 months ago

Corporatist do be like that

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure he expected this, the real question should be why he thought this was good.

[–] sweng@programming.dev 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Being in the government often leads to reduced popularity.

Consider the options:

No early election. RN popularity continues to rise, and they take the presidency and parliament in 2027. Result: Complete power for 5 years.
Early election. RN wins, and forms a new government. While being the ruling party, they lose in popularity and lose the elections in 2027. Result: limited power for 3 years.

To me it seems quite clear that option 2 is preferable to 1 for Macron.

[–] OpFARv30@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ahhh ye olde "We'll sabotage the ultra-right by putting them in power!"

This political gambit is an excellent choice for fucks and giggles.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Centrists putting fascists in power and then selling out the left to (temporarily) save their own asses is a tradition as old as fascism.