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A protester holds a placard reading"Barnier in the basket, watch out homophobic and racist dog" as he marches at a demonstration during a strike called by French unions to open up a social front in the midst of a political crisis, the day after Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government fell on a motion of no-confidence, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on December 5, 2024.
It is a mistake to think that the far right’s support for the welfare state is empty marketing. Unlike the parties of the center left, which have moved so close to the right of the ideological spectrum that they now occupy the position once held by conservative parties, Europe’s far right parties have included a distributive agenda in their electoral programs for many years now, which is one reason why across Europe parts of the working class are turning to the far right.
What happens next in France is that Macron will most likely stay in office until his second term ends in May 2027, even though he is facing growing. Meanwhile, the choice of the new prime minister will be very complex as no party in the current National Assembly has a majority. If Macron insists again, like he did with the selection of Barnier this summer, on finding a new prime minister without involving political parties, another government collapse could very well be in the cards.
We must give ourselves space to grieve and feel our fear, feel our rage, and keep in the forefront of our mind the stark truth that millions of real human lives are on the line. And simultaneously, we’ve got to get to work, take stock of our resources, and prepare to throw ourselves full force into the movement.Even as we are reeling, we’re summoning up all the energy we can to face down what’s coming, because we know that one of the sharpest weapons against fascism is publishing the truth.
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