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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: Tallguy

Joe Biden has a personal relationship with the Gerber baby.


41 posted on 04/22/2022 1:04:18 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I blame the voters. Just like California, the French deserve what they vote for.

If they keep electing these morons, they deserve the overreaching government they want.


42 posted on 04/22/2022 1:08:29 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Le Pen also gets backing from some far left characters including the Communist Party of France.


43 posted on 04/22/2022 1:09:08 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
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.

Except President Trump imposed tougher and more sanctions against Russia then any US President in history, which Dementia Joe mostly reversed until Russia invaded Ukraine.

44 posted on 04/22/2022 1:10:32 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump never viewed Putin as an allie. Never will.


45 posted on 04/22/2022 1:10:43 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Will they cheat like what was done for Biden?


46 posted on 04/22/2022 1:11:01 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

...’populist agitator’...heh.


47 posted on 04/22/2022 1:12:00 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: SpaceBar
He’s France’s Gavin Newsom, a socialist in a suit with nice hair.

With mommy problems. He married his school teacher much older than he. He is a good looking dude. Undoubtedly he had many young beautiful French girls available. I find it strange.

48 posted on 04/22/2022 1:13:53 PM PDT by cpdiii (CANE CUTTER-DECKHAND-ROUGHNECK-OILFIELD CONSULTANT-GEOLOGIST-PILOT-PHARMACIST )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I, personally, am counting on the possibility that a good portion of the French conservatives, when asked by pollsters where they stand, have responded dismissively or deliberately ambiguously - and that Le Pen thus has much better chances than the surveys indicate.

I know that that's how I would respond. "Vote for Trump? Again? Well... I dunno."

And then crawl over broken glass, if need be, to get to the ballot box.

Regards,

49 posted on 04/22/2022 1:13:53 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

...... Marine Le Pen does not fit into the plans or the timing for the Global Reset Agenda .... She won’t be allowed to win.


50 posted on 04/22/2022 1:14:51 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How can “the gray lady” make predictions?
She is not a clairvoyant (and is probably no longer even a “lady”).


51 posted on 04/22/2022 1:15:59 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Agree!


52 posted on 04/22/2022 1:16:20 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: rovenstinez

covered in the news: France uses paper ballots, hand counted at the polling station, with only election day voting. And the uncontested results are available the same day.


53 posted on 04/22/2022 1:23:58 PM PDT by RedElement
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To: PGR88

Yep, they will not countenance citizens siding with their country and not wanting a New World Order.


54 posted on 04/22/2022 1:24:44 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: EEGator

Noticed that myself. Was like W T F !?


55 posted on 04/22/2022 1:27:28 PM PDT by cranked
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To: cranked

They are so biased they don’t even pretend anymore.


56 posted on 04/22/2022 1:31:03 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

“Kerry’s daughter standing like a classy lady. I can’t post the see through dress pics.”

Did she serve in Viet Nam?


57 posted on 04/22/2022 1:35:45 PM PDT by Pirate Ragnar (Hope coming from Florida)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Le Pen needs a lot more fire leading into this election. Last time, the left was so scared that they had to form a coalition to beat her.

A good example of “fire” would be a major Islamic terror attack, followed by Macron saying something stupid to appease the terrorists. I’m not sure what kind of corruption scandal would irritate the Frog on the street. But whatever, it would have to hit hard and fast.


58 posted on 04/22/2022 1:36:24 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("When a woman thinks alone, she thinks evil", from "Malleus Maleficarum" (1486))
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To: Pirate Ragnar

Gulf War. Threw her medals over the White House fence.
Testified before Congress about the war crimes committed by Patriot missiles...


59 posted on 04/22/2022 1:37:49 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Joe Biden’s relations with Europe

The only "relations" Joe has is that of a professional fool.

60 posted on 04/22/2022 1:40:24 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (If you attack the 2nd Amendment, You attack The Constitution!)
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