Gregoire replaces fellow socialist Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor. The local elections are being closely watched to gauge the political mood in the country ahead of next year’s presidential race.
Things have unfortunately changed in France. What are called Centrists (e.g. president Macron’s party) would now be closer to US dems. The right has shifter to nationalist and xenophobic flag waving, trying to survive between macron and the fascists (National Rally, ça. 30% votes, party founded by a former SS and a litteral torturer)
French socialist party is a socdem party, very slightly left (LFI is the radical socdem party, NPA is the leftist anticapitalist party)
The right in France is the equivalent of the US democrats. The US right is equivalent to the 3rd reich, but dumber.
Things have unfortunately changed in France. What are called Centrists (e.g. president Macron’s party) would now be closer to US dems. The right has shifter to nationalist and xenophobic flag waving, trying to survive between macron and the fascists (National Rally, ça. 30% votes, party founded by a former SS and a litteral torturer)
French socialist party is a socdem party, very slightly left (LFI is the radical socdem party, NPA is the leftist anticapitalist party)
The socialist party call themselves left and are quoted doing so in this very article.
Your point being?
I guess you havent heard of Marine Le Pen?