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French elections: First Round Open Thread | 37 comments (37 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: "Presidential" debate (4.00 / 2)
Mostly Hollande, Valls, Le Drian and the "social-liberal" crowd, who antagonized the left electorate by steering the government to a neolib course, away from the platform they campaigned for in 2012.

What really precipitated the crisis was the voters decision to nominate a candidate with a real left wing program - Hamon - instead of the anointed Valls during last January's primaries. This gave the third-wayers the excuse to jump ship and openly support Macron, effectively sinking their own party.

by Bernard (bernard) on Thu May 4th, 2017 at 08:02:14 PM EST
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