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U.S. Braces for Potential French Election Shockwave
The New York Times via Yahoo ^ | April 22, 2022 | By Michael Crowley

Posted on 04/22/2022 12:38:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are anxiously watching the French presidential election, aware that the outcome of the vote on Sunday could scramble President Joe Biden’s relations with Europe and reveal dangerous fissures in Western democracy.

President Emmanuel Macron of France has been a crucial partner as Biden has rebuilt relations with Europe, promoted democracy and forged a coalition in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Macron is in a tight contest with Marine Le Pen, a far-right challenger.

Le Pen is a populist agitator who, in the style of former President Donald Trump, scorns European Union “globalists,” criticizes NATO and views President Vladimir Putin of Russia as an ally.

Her victory could complicate Biden’s effort to isolate Russia and aid Ukraine. But the very real prospect of a nationalist leading France is also a reminder that the recent period of U.S.-European solidarity on political and security issues like Russia and democracy may be deceptively fragile. Poland and Hungary, both NATO members, have taken authoritarian turns. And Germany’s surprisingly strong response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is already drawing domestic criticism.

“To have a right-wing government come to power in France would be a political earthquake,” said Charles A. Kupchan, a professor at Georgetown who was the Europe director of the National Security Council during the Obama administration. “It would send a troubling signal about the overall political health of the Western world.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agitprop; emmanuelmacron; france; franceelection; lepen; macron; marinelepen; nytpropaganda; zottherussiantrolls
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To: SpaceBar

Yep. Another WEF stooge.


21 posted on 04/22/2022 12:50:58 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Miss you Rush!)
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To: Blennos

New World Oder relations. NYT such filthy liars.


22 posted on 04/22/2022 12:51:19 PM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
“To have a right-wing government come to power in France would be a political earthquake,” said Charles A. Kupchan, a professor at Georgetown who was the Europe director of the National Security Council during the Obama administration. “It would send a troubling signal about the overall political health of the Western world.”

They're starting to say the quiet part out loud.

23 posted on 04/22/2022 12:51:24 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Love's redeeming work is done)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Conservatives can’t win major elections anymore. Vote Fraud on the left and all of that.


24 posted on 04/22/2022 12:53:08 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fussures in western democracy?


25 posted on 04/22/2022 12:55:20 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: PGR88

Bingo. Honestly, I don’t doubt it. Notice their trying to hit Le Pen with the old Russia sling. Russia, Russia... Now where have we seen that? CIA, FBI, probably NSA too. Obama directly meddled in Israel’s election. You don’t think Obama’s puppet regime isn’t in there working it?


26 posted on 04/22/2022 12:55:25 PM PDT by Obadiah ("America is facing a winter of severe illness and death." Biden's own summary of his America.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The New York Times is in meltdown.

That’s a great sign of hope.


27 posted on 04/22/2022 12:55:31 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I'm surprised that Obama hasn't said..."Vote for Macron".

Kinda in the same spirit of Obama telling the UK not to leave the EU.

28 posted on 04/22/2022 12:55:38 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Macro-le poof likely wins due to SMOTE-B type digital voting algorithms, but I really hope Le Pen somehow pills this off.

Good grief, no bias in this report at all... /s


29 posted on 04/22/2022 12:56:16 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Putin is no ally!


30 posted on 04/22/2022 12:57:46 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: EEGator

LOL....looks like the only ones ‘bracing’ are the leftists!!


31 posted on 04/22/2022 12:58:23 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“It don’t take a weatherman to tell which way the wind blows” Bobby Zimmerman Dylan

Well... maybe the press just don’t wanna get it. It’s all about a control of media, PR, sloganisms, and a banel, maddening rhetoric that might be starting to fall short.


32 posted on 04/22/2022 12:58:52 PM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, bust that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Has Zelensky spoke to the French masses, yet?


33 posted on 04/22/2022 12:58:53 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: rovenstinez

I read in a previous post that they use paper ballots, hand counts and very strict ballot security and rules. We should emulate them.


34 posted on 04/22/2022 12:59:14 PM PDT by wrcase
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So we’re all supposed to ‘pretend’ that Joe Biden is with it enough to have personal relationships with foreign heads of state? M’kay, NYTimes... Righttttt.


35 posted on 04/22/2022 1:00:22 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“our democracy” or “Western democracy” are used by leftists to mean globalist autocracy. Here, DEM and GOP are both “our democracy” but MAGA isn’t.


36 posted on 04/22/2022 1:03:00 PM PDT by No.6
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To: Jane Long

I thought the same thing. The left ‘braces for’ while the right ‘hopes for’.


37 posted on 04/22/2022 1:03:05 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What a bunch of biased dreck. Only a brainwashed idiot would read Yahoo/NYT.


38 posted on 04/22/2022 1:03:54 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: jimwatx

“I would love to see Le Pen win it, it’s effect on the EU would be equivalent to Brexit. Last chance to save France, I hope they do it.”

I agree.

BTW: I’d rather see nationalism than globalism, as with the latter a handful of big boys call the shots, which doesn’t often inure to the benefit of the little guys. Best that each country decides its own direction, and its own fate.


39 posted on 04/22/2022 1:04:03 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The Times loves it when the US is a doormat for the world. Trump ended that sh stuff. That's why he needed to be overthrown.
40 posted on 04/22/2022 1:04:13 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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