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Bio1590 06/27/21 11:00:49 PM #1:	https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-marine-le-pen-far-right-parties-in-france-beaten-in-regional-elections/ Mainstream candidates delivered a stinging setback to Frances far right in regional elections on Sunday, thwarting its hopes of winning control of a region for the first time and slowing its momentum ahead of the presidential contest next year. The Ifop polling agency estimated that the far right National Rally barely surpassed 20% of the vote nationally, trailing both the mainstream right and the combined weight of green and leftist candidates. National Party leader Marine Le Pen quickly conceded that her party had failed to win any of mainland Frances 12 regions. She immediately started looking forward to next years presidential vote, but her partys showing Sunday suggested that it remains anathema to many voters. Most notably, polling agencies said the National Rally was roundly beaten in the southeast, in the region that had been seen as its best chance of securing a breakthrough victory in the balloting for regional councils. As in previous national and local elections, voters appeared to have come together to prevent a National Rally breakthrough. Mainstream candidates crowed that they had delivered painful blows to the anti-immigration party. No region changed camps, with the mainstream right keeping the seven it had previously and the left still in control of the other five, according to polling agencies projections. On the mainstream right, Xavier Bertrand, crowed that the National Rally wasnt only stopped in his region, the Hauts-de-France in the north, but we made it retreat greatly. Another projected winner on the right, Laurent Wauquiez, said the far right had been left no room to prosper in his region, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. Although focused on local issues, and marked by record-low turnout, the regional voting was scrutinized as a test of whether the National Rally is gaining in acceptability. Le Pen has spent a decade trying to cast off the extremist reputation that repelled many French voters in its previous guise as the National Front. The partys failure to win a region suggested that Le Pen and her party remain unpalatable to many before the 2022 presidential vote. But voter interest was also tepid, at best, with only one-third turning out. Among the few who cast ballots, some lamented that young voters, in particular, appeared to be squandering the last voting opportunity before the 2022 presidential poll. Its shameful, said Suzette Lefevre, a retiree who voted in Saint-Quentin in northern France. Our parents fought for us for this and people arent following suit. Philippe Corbonnois, another retiree who turned out in Saint-Quentin, opined that young people maybe dont believe in politics. A record-low turnout of 33% in the first round of voting on June 20 proved particularly damaging for the National Rally and Le Pens hopes of securing a regional breakthrough to bolster her 2022 presidential campaign. Polls had suggested that Le Pens party had some momentum. But that wasnt borne out at the ballot box. A major question in the runoff had been whether voters would band together to keep Le Pens party out of power as they did in the past, repulsed by her anti-immigration and anti-European Union populism and the racist, anti-Semitic image that clung to the National Front, which was founded by her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. The party dominated the first round of the last regional elections in 2015, but also collapsed in the runoff as parties and voters joined together against it. --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV https://imgur.com/S1m3po4 https://imgur.com/7fCcfko <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:955505583] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-marine-le-pen-far-right-parties-in-france-beaten-in-regional-elections/ <quote>Mainstream candidates delivered a stinging setback to Frances far right in regional elections on Sunday, thwarting its hopes of winning control of a region for the first time and slowing its momentum ahead of the presidential contest next year. The Ifop polling agency estimated that the far right National Rally barely surpassed 20% of the vote nationally, trailing both the mainstream right and the combined weight of green and leftist candidates. National Party leader Marine Le Pen quickly conceded that her party had failed to win any of mainland Frances 12 regions. She immediately started looking forward to next years presidential vote, but her partys showing Sunday suggested that it remains anathema to many voters. Most notably, polling agencies said the National Rally was roundly beaten in the southeast, in the region that had been seen as its best chance of securing a breakthrough victory in the balloting for regional councils. As in previous national and local elections, voters appeared to have come together to prevent a National Rally breakthrough. Mainstream candidates crowed that they had delivered painful blows to the anti-immigration party. No region changed camps, with the mainstream right keeping the seven it had previously and the left still in control of the other five, according to polling agencies projections. On the mainstream right, Xavier Bertrand, crowed that the National Rally wasnt only stopped in his region, the Hauts-de-France in the north, but we made it retreat greatly. Another projected winner on the right, Laurent Wauquiez, said the far right had been left no room to prosper in his region, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. Although focused on local issues, and marked by record-low turnout, the regional voting was scrutinized as a test of whether the National Rally is gaining in acceptability. Le Pen has spent a decade trying to cast off the extremist reputation that repelled many French voters in its previous guise as the National Front. The partys failure to win a region suggested that Le Pen and her party remain unpalatable to many before the 2022 presidential vote. But voter interest was also tepid, at best, with only one-third turning out. Among the few who cast ballots, some lamented that young voters, in particular, appeared to be squandering the last voting opportunity before the 2022 presidential poll. Its shameful, said Suzette Lefevre, a retiree who voted in Saint-Quentin in northern France. Our parents fought for us for this and people arent following suit. Philippe Corbonnois, another retiree who turned out in Saint-Quentin, opined that young people maybe dont believe in politics. A record-low turnout of 33% in the first round of voting on June 20 proved particularly damaging for the National Rally and Le Pens hopes of securing a regional breakthrough to bolster her 2022 presidential campaign. Polls had suggested that Le Pens party had some momentum. But that wasnt borne out at the ballot box. A major question in the runoff had been whether voters would band together to keep Le Pens party out of power as they did in the past, repulsed by her anti-immigration and anti-European Union populism and the racist, anti-Semitic image that clung to the National Front, which was founded by her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. The party dominated the first round of the last regional elections in 2015, but also collapsed in the runoff as parties and voters joined together against it.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 06/27/21 11:01:21 PM #2:	Womp womp --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:955505602] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Womp womp </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 06/27/21 11:02:01 PM #3:	Nice --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:955505624] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Nice </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shezarr 06/27/21 11:02:38 PM #4:	Fascists get fucked --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Shezarr posted [p:955505652] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Fascists get fucked </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shezarr 06/27/21 11:02:58 PM #5:	Somewhere DarthWendy is crying herself bitterly to sleep --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Shezarr posted [p:955505664] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Somewhere DarthWendy is crying herself bitterly to sleep </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 06/27/21 11:03:54 PM #6:	Shezarr posted... Somewhere DarthWendy is crying herself bitterly to sleep lol I was going to make this joke but then I realized it's like 5 am there --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV https://imgur.com/S1m3po4 https://imgur.com/7fCcfko <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:955505710] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Shezarr posted...</cite> <quote>Somewhere DarthWendy is crying herself bitterly to sleep </quote> lol I was going to make this joke but then I realized it's like 5 am there</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 06/27/21 11:04:23 PM #7:	Get fucked little fascists. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:955505729] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Get fucked little fascists. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sayoria 06/27/21 11:05:01 PM #8:	Meanwhile in America, Fascism is on the rise. --- Japanese Crack: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5pzggr <cite>Sayoria posted [p:955505747] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Meanwhile in America, Fascism is on the rise. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 06/27/21 11:07:27 PM #9:	I doubt this really means all that much. Le Pen is still likely going to be a leading candidate in the presidential election. --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:955505820] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>I doubt this really means all that much. Le Pen is still likely going to be a leading candidate in the presidential election.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Count_Babula 06/27/21 11:08:16 PM #10:	@DarthWendy = clown --- Hispanic = not a race <cite>Count_Babula posted [p:955505840] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>@DarthWendy = clown </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Bio1590 06/27/21 11:10:35 PM #12:	UnholyMudcrab posted... I doubt this really means all that much. Le Pen is still likely going to be a leading candidate in the presidential election. The French citizens just showed they're willing to strategically vote to keep her and her party out lol --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV https://imgur.com/S1m3po4 https://imgur.com/7fCcfko <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:955505898] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>UnholyMudcrab posted...</cite> <quote>I doubt this really means all that much. Le Pen is still likely going to be a leading candidate in the presidential election.</quote> The French citizens just showed they're willing to strategically vote to keep her and her party out lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sir Will 06/27/21 11:12:50 PM #13:	Sweet. --- River Song: Well, I was off to this gay gypsy bar mitzvah for the disabled when I thought 'Gosh, the Third Reich's a bit rubbish, I think i'll kill the Fuhrer' <cite>Sir Will posted [p:955505964] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Sweet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pikachupwnage 06/27/21 11:13:01 PM #14:	Le Pen is running out of Ink. --- My Mario Maker 2 Maker ID is J2K-RFD-K4G Even In sigs FOE! http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/665/328/d75.gif <cite>pikachupwnage posted [p:955505974] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Le Pen is running out of Ink. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sayoria 06/27/21 11:16:45 PM #16:	metallica846 posted... Has Wendy expressed support for Le Pen? If not, I'd be surprised. She loves fascism. --- Japanese Crack: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5pzggr <cite>Sayoria posted [p:955506092] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>metallica846 posted... </cite> <quote>Has Wendy expressed support for Le Pen?</quote> If not, I'd be surprised. She loves fascism. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PoundGarden 06/27/21 11:21:46 PM #18:	I don't follow French politics, does someone have a Cliffs Notes on why we hate this woman? --- "You go. I'm just going to stare at the lake and think about how I almost just killed a baby." <cite>PoundGarden posted [p:955506242] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>I don't follow French politics, does someone have a Cliffs Notes on why we hate this woman? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nexigrams 06/27/21 11:22:57 PM #19:	Old people complaining about the youth not voting in a system that doesn't work for them sure is timeless. --- https://imgur.com/SYiqIRC <cite>nexigrams posted [p:955506280] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Old people complaining about the youth not voting in a system that doesn't work for them sure is timeless. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doom_Art 06/27/21 11:25:58 PM #21:	nexigrams posted... Old people complaining about the youth not voting in a system that doesn't work for them sure is timeless. "I'll just do nothing. That's sure to help." --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:955506367] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>nexigrams posted... </cite> <quote>Old people complaining about the youth not voting in a system that doesn't work for them sure is timeless.</quote>"I'll just do nothing. That's sure to help." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 06/27/21 11:26:41 PM #22:	Bio1590 posted... UnholyMudcrab posted... I doubt this really means all that much. Le Pen is still likely going to be a leading candidate in the presidential election. The French citizens just showed they're willing to strategically vote to keep her and her party out lol Le Pen and Macron are both leading the election polls by a pretty healthy margin. Worth noting that Macron's party also did poorly in this election. It just seems to me like the voters have a different view of the parties than of the candidates themselves. --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:955506379] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Bio1590 posted...</cite> <quote> UnholyMudcrab posted...</cite> <quote> I doubt this really means all that much. Le Pen is still likely going to be a leading candidate in the presidential election. </quote> The French citizens just showed they're willing to strategically vote to keep her and her party out lol</quote> Le Pen and Macron are both leading the election polls by a pretty healthy margin. Worth noting that Macron's party also did poorly in this election. It just seems to me like the voters have a different view of the parties than of the candidates themselves.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nexigrams 06/27/21 11:27:13 PM #23:	PoundGarden posted... I don't follow French politics, does someone have a Cliffs Notes on why we hate this woman? She took over an overtly racist political party from her father and tried to clean it up in the standard of the day. Nationalist, anti-immigration, "good people on both sides" kinda talk. That sorta thing. --- https://imgur.com/SYiqIRC <cite>nexigrams posted [p:955506392] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>PoundGarden posted... </cite> <quote>I don't follow French politics, does someone have a Cliffs Notes on why we hate this woman?</quote>She took over an overtly racist political party from her father and tried to clean it up in the standard of the day. Nationalist, anti-immigration, "good people on both sides" kinda talk. That sorta thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shezarr 06/27/21 11:27:59 PM #24:	metallica846 posted... Has Wendy expressed support for Le Pen? On many occasions. But you know this, and we all know how your Discord is. --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Shezarr posted [p:955506407] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>metallica846 posted... </cite> <quote>Has Wendy expressed support for Le Pen?</quote>On many occasions. But you know this, and we all know how your Discord is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nexigrams 06/27/21 11:28:14 PM #25:	Doom_Art posted... "I'll just do nothing. That's sure to help." No more or less than doing something does. --- https://imgur.com/SYiqIRC <cite>nexigrams posted [p:955506415] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite> <quote>"I'll just do nothing. That's sure to help."</quote>No more or less than doing something does. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
matchboxsantana 06/27/21 11:30:21 PM #26:	Shezarr posted... On many occasions. But you know this, and we all know how your Discord is. :O <cite>matchboxsantana posted [p:955506467] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Shezarr posted... </cite> <quote>On many occasions. But you know this, and we all know how your Discord is.</quote> :O </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
What_ 06/27/21 11:30:45 PM #27:	Let them eat trump <cite>What_ posted [p:955506474] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Let them eat trump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doom_Art 06/27/21 11:35:49 PM #29:	nexigrams posted... No more or less than doing something does. Well if you're in a miserable situation the one way to ensure it doesn't improve is to do nothing at all. This "woe is me" helpless shit from people on any societal/structural issue as an excuse to stay unengaged is getting kinda old --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:955506611] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>nexigrams posted... </cite> <quote>No more or less than doing something does.</quote>Well if you're in a miserable situation the one way to ensure it doesn't improve is to do nothing at all. This "woe is me" helpless shit from people on any societal/structural issue as an excuse to stay unengaged is getting kinda old </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 06/27/21 11:36:13 PM #30:	Le Pen also wants France to withdraw from NATO and align itself with Russia lmfao --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV https://imgur.com/S1m3po4 https://imgur.com/7fCcfko <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:955506625] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Le Pen also wants France to withdraw from NATO and align itself with Russia lmfao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 06/27/21 11:37:38 PM #31:	Bio1590 posted... Le Pen also wants France to withdraw from NATO and align itself with Russia lmfao i am so utterly shocked by this --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:955506662] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Bio1590 posted... </cite> <quote>Le Pen also wants France to withdraw from NATO and align itself with Russia lmfao</quote>i am so utterly shocked by this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
matchboxsantana 06/27/21 11:57:10 PM #32:	Bio1590 posted... Le Pen also wants France to withdraw from NATO and align itself with Russia lmfao lmao imagine going from the # 2 country in a union of like-minded powers to being the bitch of a corrupt ethnocentric oligarchy. why does she want that? <cite>matchboxsantana posted [p:955507081] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Bio1590 posted... </cite> <quote>Le Pen also wants France to withdraw from NATO and align itself with Russia lmfao</quote> lmao imagine going from the # 2 country in a union of like-minded powers to being the bitch of a corrupt ethnocentric oligarchy. why does she want that? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 06/28/21 7:43:55 AM #33:	matchboxsantana posted... why does she want that? The same reason Trump buddied up with Russia when he was President. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:955513076] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>matchboxsantana posted... </cite> <quote>why does she want that?</quote>The same reason Trump buddied up with Russia when he was President. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 06/28/21 7:45:40 AM #34:	metallica846 posted... IIRC she is a strong nationalist and against immigration. Her party has denied the holocaust in the past as well iirc. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:955513098] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>metallica846 posted... </cite> <quote>IIRC she is a strong nationalist and against immigration.</quote> Her party has denied the holocaust in the past as well iirc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthWendy 06/29/21 2:07:49 PM #35:	Shezarr posted... On many occasions. But you know this, and we all know how your Discord is. --- Ave Caesar, Rosae Rosam et Spiritus Rex ! - Voila, ca ne veut absolument rien dire mais l'effet reste le meme https://imgur.com/NtyKYwI <cite>DarthWendy posted [p:955565039] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Shezarr posted... </cite> <quote>On many occasions. But you know this, and we all know how your Discord is.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 06/29/21 2:11:49 PM #36:	At least one place in the world has at least slight sense. --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:955565179] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>At least one place in the world has at least slight sense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shezarr 06/29/21 4:45:44 PM #37:	Aww Wendy is upset lol --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Shezarr posted [p:955570689] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Aww Wendy is upset lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bolle_Henk_ 06/29/21 4:51:06 PM #38:	matchboxsantana posted... lmao imagine going from the # 2 country in a union of like-minded powers to being the bitch of a corrupt ethnocentric oligarchy. why does she want that? Just guess who pays her bills --- Don't listen to Ondore's lies. I'm Bash von Rosenberg ... and so's my wife! http://s29.postimg.org/cx4yin7tz/8vwnv.gif <cite>Bolle_Henk_ posted [p:955570904] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>matchboxsantana posted... </cite> <quote>lmao imagine going from the # 2 country in a union of like-minded powers to being the bitch of a corrupt ethnocentric oligarchy. why does she want that?</quote> Just guess who pays her bills </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
matchboxsantana 06/29/21 4:54:24 PM #39:	Bolle_Henk_ posted... Just guess who pays her bills France's Trump. Sad! <cite>matchboxsantana posted [p:955571027] in Marine Le ... [t:79536839]...</cite> <quote>Bolle_Henk_ posted... </cite> <quote>Just guess who pays her bills</quote> France's Trump. Sad! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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