As American democracy recedes as the beacon of democracy for the rest of the world (lol), we’re looking this week at a couple of other elections from across the pond. France and England both tossed out their parliaments and held snap elections.

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Some reading:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/04/keir-starmer-uk-prime-minister/

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/02/tories-suspend-david-warburton-amid-claims-over-sexual-harassment-and-drug-use

https://jacobin.com/2024/07/melenchon-macron-france-left-winner

Music:

Airglow - Spliff and Wesson (CC BY 4.0)

Nova Beat Estate - The Elixir of Life (CC BY 4.0)

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