Sacre Bleu: The French Presidential Election Podcast.

Olly and Marlon discuss sabotage, the possibility (again) of Xavier Bertrand becoming Prime Minister, and an interview with a former Macronist discussing what the president is really like (we've mentioned him once or twice beforeon the show).

Marlon's interview with Marc Endeweld.

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The Constitutional Council says that vote rigging in the National Assembly is none of its business. Mediapart reports on a "cold coup" enacted by the Macronists. And Attal shows that the French state would do anything for love... but should they do that?

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Olly discusses the sabotage at the French Olympics, Macron's attempt to rehabilitate his image, the reactions to the opening ceremony and the plot in the PS.

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Marlon takes a solo survey of some news as France swelters, groans, and cracks under a heatwave (projection maybe? sure!).

There's the neo-nazi security guard on the private island owned by the mega-reactionary media mogul.

There's an action packed action pact from the outgoing current resigned who knows Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, and there's even a report that Attal still wants to be President.

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It's the 50th episode of Flap24!

Marlon takes us on a solo trek through two reports which came out today about just how much all these politicians are spending.

First there's one from Libération about the vice-president of the RN splurging on 4 star hotels to the tune of 400 euros a night during the 2022 campaign, which isn't illegal at all.

Then there's a Mediapart report on the recent report by the presidential palace's auditors on the 8 million euro deficit produced by nearly half million euro dinners for kings like Charles III and state dinners for leaders like India's Narendra Modi.

Plus, an announcement about the future of the show.

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As news slows down in the holidays, Marlon takes a solo look at some of the arcana of the National Assembly, from important dates in the upcoming fall session, to a look at how parliamentary immunity works in the French parliament.

Marlon also ponders what guerrilla National Assembly warfare could look like.

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Marlon takes a solo look at those on Macron's right flank who are decrying wokism in the Olympics.

In more interesting news, a quick overview of the French Senate's report on foreign influence, and its plan for a massive public influence campaign on behalf of France's values, including massive narrative crafting to combat France's "enemies."

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Marlon stops in for a brief solo episode and runs down what the NFP's Prime Ministerial candidate is saying about voting with RN, the possible envelope fraud in a recent National Assembly vote, and some meetings of the various parliamentary commissions.

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Marlon & Olly reunite for a duo episode, the first one in awhile, and discuss Olympic news, the latest updates from the National Assembly commissions, and polemics around athletes being allowed to compete in the Olympics under their national flags or not.

They also discuss the potential new Prime Minister's podcast, and take a diversion into Japanese politics, believe it or not.

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Marlon looks at the new joint New Popular Front candidate for Prime Minister, Lucie Castets. She's a long time civil servant with a public profile of advocating for public services and close links to the Socialist Party.

Everybody in the New Popular Front is publicly in favor of her being the one - but Macron's already saying that he still needs a majority and won't be appointing anybody new until after the Olympics.

Don't get too attached!

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