French left agrees to form new 'Popular Front' in parliamentary elections
French left agrees to form new 'Popular Front' in parliamentary elections
The French left, including the Greens and radical left Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise, agreed to form a coalition on Monday evening. But the question remains as to who will lead the alliance into the battle of the snap elections called by President Macron.
List of the coalition's members on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Popular_Front#Members
REG: We're the People's Front of
JudeaFrance!LORETTA: Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.
REG: People's Front! C-huh.
FRANCIS: Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?
REG: He's over there.
ALL: Splitter!
Favorite quote:
But the left's determination has already reassured many politicians. "They can't back out of this, because the first person to do so will end up with their head on a spike," said Sandrine Rousseau, a prominent Green MP.
Say what you want to about the French, but they understand how to interact with politics.