Yes the Dutch always had the reputation of being super tolerant - although how much of that was due to Amsterdam. From what I'm reading there's a lot of disenchantment with the cost of living, rents and a housing crisis and the go to position is to blame the immigrant and the outsider rather than trying to tackle the excesses of capitalism.

Another Sunday, another European country veers far right - this time Portugal with the Chega party on 18% of the votes. The socialists will lose power and likely a centre right coalition will take hold with Chega potentially kingmakers. :(

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ITV news having a SHITE HEADLINE about "expecting mothers ABORTING THEIR BABEIS due to cost of living pressures". Um, no. The term is, terminating pregancies, and also ... nobody is doing that. Ridiculous anti-abortion propaganda that has staryed just when the election season starts...

Looks like Modi is set to have his power and grip on India weakened considerably with his BJP underperforming in the Indian elections.

 

Honestly these elections haven't been on my radar because I assumed he was onto another landslide but this is promising that he and his Hindu nationalism will be ousted... eventually if not right now.

South Africa and India results are interesting yes

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French politics has been golden to watch in the wake of this parliamentary election announcement

 

from what I can tell, the left have firmly united and look set to dramatically reverse their fortunes in the EU election, Les Republicains have imploded about as hard as it is possible for an erstwhile major political party to implode, Le Pen's suddenly finding herself bereft of allies and Zemmour's publically had a row with most of his newly elected MEPS, one of whom is Le Pen's niece

 

far-right imploding under their own hubris *.*

 

Maybe Macron really was doing a 500IQ move huh

With the UK having the most numerical movement in terms of MPs, alongside France having an election with more significant political + policy consequences the first week of July is gonna be wild.

French far-right lead the first round of polls.

 

A week before France finds out their fate - interesting system getting it done in 2 rounds I've always thought, lots for people to consider in the upcoming week.

Another way of ensuring a centrist winner in the real poll like always in France!

Well there does seem to be a decent amount of stepping aside to combat the far-right, but the left coalition were far ahead of Macron's centrist coalition, he'll have to ally with the left and I've literally seen Macron ministers quote LFI as a danger to the Republic when RN are right there. Nice bit of centrist blindness.

France bores me, every Presidental election the far right are on the rise and do well in the first round and are squeezed in the main event. The system is set up to allow a centrist winner every time.

Looks like some excellent tactical voting has dumped RN into 3rd place in the French elections. *.*

Looks like some excellent tactical voting has dumped RN into 3rd place in the French elections. *.*

 

Like the UK election, a significant embarrassment for the opinion polling industry if the actual results bear out the early projections.

France do this same merry go round every election

Excellent work France *.*

 

RN haven't been this embarrassed in what feels like a long time. And to have the left leading in a way they haven't in France for at least a decade (since the demise of PS) if I remember correctly, incredible. Let's hope that holds for the outcome.

Love to see the far right flopping *.*

Seems like a nightmare scenario has changed into something that's really taken a positive step forward for France, great stuff and should hopefully lessen these fears of the far right taking over around Europe along with the other election news this weekend. Now hopefully this can prove that there IS a viable alternative to centrism and far-right, if only America could see that x

France do this same merry go round every election

 

This.

 

As I said above the big European nations are set up to allow only power sharing and so the far right rise every election but get chucked out in subsequent rounds as the system does its job. Been like that since the Second World War!

omg the UK paving the way to kicking out the right wing parties from/going into government :cheeseblock: