House of Cards S5: learn about Macron (too)
Okay, I must admit is. As Season 5 of House of Cards came out on 30 May, I switched to “binge-watch” mode, and I misused my status of freelance political analyst.
The Richard Ferrand affair may be the first Macron admin scandal
Le Canard Enchaîné is in action again. The satirical investigative newspaper that exposed the Fillon affair in January, now attacks Richard Ferrand, general secretary of Macron’s La République En Marche! party and minister for territorial cohesion.
A gunpowder barrel: labor reform á la Macron
True to his words, President Macron has started negotiations to provide a foundation for further labor reforms. The labor reform is nothing else but a big gunpowder barrel. Hollande’s own labor reform already upset the unions last year – and also led to serious demonstrations. So. What happened so far, what can we expect from Macron hereinafter?
Orbán and Macron: the common idea of a “central force field”
The idea of the Hungarian “central force field” is known to boredom. Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz positions itself in the middle – compared to its two-sided, drastically divided opposition. Thanks to this situation, even from a mathematical minority, Fidesz can win elections, and present itself as the only force capable of governing. Now, Emmanuel Macron is trying to do something similar Read More …
Marine Le Pen in trouble, papa Le Pen strikes back
Marine Le Pen has not been able to use the legislative campaign to strengthen her position. Although Marion-Maréchal Le Pen announced her (probably temporary) retirement from politics, the national-liberal wing of the National Front could gain momentum. Marine Le Pen was also forced to deliver a public mea culpa because of her performance in the debate. And Jean-Marie Le Pen Read More …
Meet Brigitte Macron, the new French First Lady
Brigitte Macron, France’s new First Lady is popular in the eyes of many. Others are attacking her because of her age. However, her husband, the new President of the Republic suggests that the whole country should get used to her presence. It seems that the President’s wife will not only carry out informal duties, but she will also receive some Read More …
“Is she really going to get elected?”
“Is she really going to get elected?” “What he’s going to do as president?” “Will my business thrive or die?” Have you ever found yourself wondering about political risks in France, about the security of your investments, or simply about your right to go see the Eiffel Tower? Do you want to have a better understanding of what’s really happening? Read More …
54. If you do not understand it, you better ignore it?
The editorial staff of Aujourd’hui en France / Le Parisien decided that they would simply stop commissioning opinion polls ahead of the 2017 French presidential election. They say – inter alia – that polls and surveys failed to predict the results of the Brexit referendum and of the US presidential election. I am utterly outraged by this argument, not to mention by Read More …
53. “Women ” prove the FN is a divided party
Earlier, I suggested in some of my analyses and interviews that the FN was a divided organisation, as internal power struggles are routinely present within the party. In recent days we have seen many evidence of this, since a nasty conflict erupted between Marion Maréchal-Le Pen and her aunt (party leader Marine Le Pen), as well as between Vice President Read More …