c/world · by SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works · 2y

French left agrees to form new 'Popular Front' in parliamentary elections

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/06/11/french-left-agrees-to-form-new-popular-front-in-parliamentary-elections_6674465_5.html

List of the coalition's members on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Popular_Front#Members

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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y

REG: We're the People's Front of ~~Judea~~ France!

LORETTA: Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.

REG: People's Front! C-huh.

FRANCIS: Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?

REG: He's over there.

ALL: Splitter!

ironsoap@lemmy.one · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Favorite quote:

But the left's determination has already reassured many politicians. "They can't back out of this, because the first person to do so will end up with their head on a spike," said Sandrine Rousseau, a prominent Green MP.

mosiacmango@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

Say what you want to about the French, but they understand how to interact with politics.