Sacre Bleu: The French Presidential Election Podcast.

Marlon and Olly talk desistments, Bollore's secret campaign, the campaigns of the LFI dissidents and the sociology of the RN vote.

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Olly's article on Bollorisation is available here:

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/02/how-far-right-billionaires-are-destroying-french-politics-and-what-the-uk-must-learn/

Olly and Marlon go over the results in greater detail and politely disagree about the quandry the left is faced with.

A useful map of the different circonscriptions

https://www.contexte.com/article/pouvoirs/carte-des-legislatives-2024_193466.html?

Olly's reaction to the results: https://unherd.com/newsroom/has-marine-le-pen-conquered-the-centrists/

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The results are in. In a coup for FLEP24, but absolutely not for the people of France, they were as we predicted and the RN are the largest party.

Olly and Marlon go over the results, the voter sociology and the shape of the 'triangular' showdowns to come. Unsurprisingly that shape is a triangle.

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Olly and Marlon recap the past 3 weeks of a wild election campaign. That campaign is over. The first round votes will be cast on Sunday, June 30th.

From a shock left wing alliance, to a union of the right, and every politician locking themselves in their party offices in between, this is an excellent overview of the past 19 episodes of our daily look at news from the French election.

Alleged purges of parties and shakeups of candidates, and an unraveling and unalloyed racism running through the country's bloodstream set a dramatic scene for the first round vote on Sunday.

Olly and Marlon also go over more recent news, from Olly's report about a Macron meeting over who to support in RN LFI runoffs, to Marlon's intel on the 5,000 strong homophobic security force occupying a forest on the outskirts of Paris.

We have the whole story and more on this episode - don't forget to follow us on our socials, where we'll be discussing the results as they come in on Sunday night before recording the day's podcast.

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Olly and Marlon cover another day in French politics.

As the campaign comes to an end, nasty polling and motivated violence show a racist mood percolating while a muggy summer sets in.

Olly discusses news from French finance and the stock exchange, with many business titans not sweating the potential for change.

Marlon talks about Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin changing his Olympic plans, and the rumors floating around the capital about the security of the games.

Olly talks with an RN voter who convincedtheir normie conservative parents to give Le Pen a chance.

And more!

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Meyer Habib threatens to sue Delogu. Olly and Marlon discuss this, and other developments such as the stunning hypocrisy of the French political class on racism.

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Olly and Marlon recap the debate rather loosely before diving into reminiscing about Melenchon's oratorical skills and wondering who will succeed him in that role.

Francois Hollande did an interview in which he didn't rule out him becoming PM and Olly and Marlon talk about the murky past of Alexandre Benalla.

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Olly's out today, so Marlon performs the labour of a Heracles and gives a run through of the right's campaign against Mélenchon for Prime Minister.

Marlon also looks at the recent polling which might have things looking closer than ever, the history of RN's hotly contested national preference policy, and touches on some of the night's debate (which Flep24 livetweeted), which we'll do a deeper recap on tomorrow.

Marlon also touches on how the coordination between the left wing parties is going, Le Pen's RN social program, and some dirty campaign tactics from RN.

INA recap of national preference: https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/immigration-preference-nationale-apl-politique-loi-rn-bardella

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Olly and Marlon recap the news - Mélenchon continues to be monstered by the press and Olly points out the centre left are high on their own supply.

Marlon talks about a meal between Darmanin and Edouard Phillipe (sorry again) and their post-Macron plan.

They also discuss the more fleshed out proposals of the RN's plan.

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Marlon and Olly meet up in La Villette to recap the second week of the French legislative elections in 2024.

Birds, laughing children, and a beautiful sunny day can't stop them from discussing the political state of play in that country of countries France, that city of cities, Paris.

They talk about the consolidation of the right wing block, the prospects for a right wing victory, the turn in French civil society towards giving the RN a chance, and the civil servants and ministers breaking down the gates to let them in.

The right's opening up a big gap, and the left wing forces are putting up a fight for it in the streets of Montreuil with pamphlets and calls to vote. Will it be enough? Or will Le Pen come to power, motored by gallons of reactionary Catholic billionaire money?

Keep tuning in to find out.

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