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How the French far right plans to win power, and what it will do when it gets there www.spirales.eu/far-right/
Every town used to have its boucherie chevaline, but those horsehead signs have long since disappeared, though there may be one left in Paris...
Don't believe the pundits who inexplicably said France's far-right RN had done badly in recent local elections. The results, and this poll in Le Monde showing that 75% of people saw them emerging stronger, tell another story. Also, polarisation and dissatisfaction among voters is deepening.
People will be closely studying how Hungary's opposition pulled off their win in such a pro-incumbent system. Important to note that the theme was corruption. Democrats need to get much better at calling out Trump's corruption.
This week on the Lede Rana Dasgupta joined me to discuss war, oligarchy, his new book After Nations and "the end of American hegemony". Listen to the full episode @newlinesmag.bsky.social: newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-...
Hungary’s Orbán concedes defeat as opposition heads for landslide win - as.ft.com/r/7b251571-3... via @FT
Has it mentioned Bath Olivers?
Great intro for a caustic book review... (Source: Private Eye, 3-16 April 2026)
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The amazing thing is that Trump's actions, including the Iran war, have (so far) done so little damage to his far-right populist allies in Europe -
The European Right, Facing Setbacks of Its Own, Keeps Its Distance From Trump whowhatwhy.org/internationa...
Germany’s far right AfD distances itself from Donald Trump over Iran war - as.ft.com/r/b705f5ca-7... via @FT (This took a long time to happen, but it's a significant moment for the European far right.)
Populists will regret doing God - (This is one reason Le Pen has been successful in bringing the far right to the brink of power in France. She has little time for old fashioned moralising or conservative Catholics - except billionaire supporters) as.ft.com/r/63541ea0-e... via @FT
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‘Lively portraits of Le Pen and Bardella – and countless RN voters – are what make the book such a page-turner’ — LSE Review of Books, 31 Mar 2026, The rise of the far right in France, by Laurent Warlouzet. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
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NEW: Victor Mallet’s Far-Right France @hurstpublishers.bsky.social examines the rise of the far right in France through the successful alliance between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella and their appeal to rural voters.
Review by @laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr 👇
Ed speaks to Trump more often than I speak to my mum.
Part 2 of podcast/interview on Far-Right France - where it could go wrong for Bardella and Le Pen - Helvetix Café/Blick/Richard Werly: Les dessous de la vague RN en France (et son possible échec) www.blick.ch/fr/fr/monde/...
Far-Right France to be discussed at the AAPA (the Anglo-American Press Association) in Paris on April 8, 1730. Members only, so join via aapafrance.org if you're not one already. With Vivienne Walt, Alexandre Berg, Martin Gelin. victormallet.org
What were you thinking?
"The oil crisis is exactly what the net zero brigade wants"
These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."
Presidents and prime ministers of other countries cast their votes at their local voting station like everyone else