France
Macron is obvious choice over Le Pen, but France can do better
April 28, 2017Le Pen wants a dangerous world where war becomes possible and nationalist rivalries would be encouraged.
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Late surge for the left in French presidential race
April 17, 2017If Mélenchon survives to face Marine Le Pen, French voters will be presented with a choice akin to Rosa Luxemburg’s famous option of “socialism or barbarism.”
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Visions for the future clash in French elections
February 28, 2017High unemployment, a slow economy, the threat of terrorism, and an influx of Syrian refugees provide the backdrop for France’s upcoming elections.
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“Frexit”: Could France be next to leave EU?
December 15, 2016The racist politics of France's Front National represent a right-wing threat European unity, but a socialist outsider presents another path out of the EU.
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French socialists divided as right-wing threat looms
November 30, 2016As the Socialist Party bickers over who will lead it to defeat, the real competition is between two right-wing candidates – one a neoliberal and the other a neo-fascist.
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