Flep24 (French Legislative Elections Podcast 2024)

Dec 11 2024 120 ep. 22 mins 21

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A podcast by journalists Olly Haynes(https://x.com/reality_manager ) and Marlon Ettinger (https://x.com/MarlonEttinger) covering the French legislative elections in 2024.

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We do not negotiate with Macronists.

Dec 11 2024 19 mins

Olly and Marlon hop on to chat about the state of the negotiations for the new prime minister (they are not going very well) and LFI's plan to impeach Von Der Lyen over Mercosur. Olly said that LFI's presidency of the group in the EU was new - *it's not* they have co-chaired the group with Die Linke since 2019, so their plan to rebuild the group may still be in the offing. Marl

A Dismal Faurecast

Dec 06 2024 17 mins

Olly and Marlon discuss the last 24 hours in French politics. We have long been bearish on the survival chances of the NFP and it looks like the breakup has finally happened and Faure has broken ranks with the rest of the Front. We also talk briefly about Mercosur and announce the donkey of the day. Marlon's NYT piece https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/opinion/france-marine-le-

France's Government Falls

Dec 05 2024 9 mins

The government has fallen, and Michel Barnier is out. What comes next? Some people say presidential elections. Others say a rotating cast of soon to be defeated prime ministers, or government by decree. Marlon goes over the scene where Barnier knew he was done, as well as the plans by France’s political forces to capitalize on the moment. The goal? Winning in 2027 - or wheneve

Michel Barnier's Wings of Wax

Dec 02 2024 21 mins

Barnier tried to pass his budget via article 49.3 and is now facing a motion of no confidence which he will lose. Show notes Olly's New Statesman piece: https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2024/12/macron-no-confidence-french-government-about-to-collapse https://www.liberation.fr/economie/budget-censure-les-acteurs-economiques-sont-inquiets-et-cest-inquietant-20241202_FRQU5

Ceci n'est pas un pogrom

Nov 16 2024 41 mins

Olly and Marlon talk about the hysteria in France over Israeli football hooligans getting beaten up in Amsterdam, reactions to the American election in France and some news about Le Pen + Olly talks about his brief encounter with Francois Hollande. Show Notes for November 14th, 2024 - Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic | Ass

Vive La Revolution Permanente? w/ Sasha Yarapolskaya

Nov 08 2024 70 mins

Olly and Marlon are joined by Sasha Yarapolskaya of Revolution Permanente a Trotskyist organisation which critiques LFI on the grounds that they are a reformist organisation. Sasha discusses how she was polticised in France, coming there as a refugee from Russia, by the heightened level of class struggle on display, as well as harassement by the far right and why, in her opinion,

Elections Incoming

Nov 05 2024 5 mins

With the backdrop of the American presidential election today, France’s parties are all making moves with an eye on the 2027 presidential election. Gabriel Attal is rallying the Macron wing as he takes control of the party, and the plucky Socialists want to eject what they see as the radical Mélenchon wing from the left. The goal? Winning in 2027. Show Notes - ⁠Rester groupir�

Why is the government letting the left win?

Nov 03 2024 5 mins

The left has passed a series of buzzy amendments over the past week, including 30 billion euros worth of new taxes on the rich, as well as a variety of initiatives that the New Popular Front campaigned on. Deputies on the right and the center aren’t even showing up to vote against the measures. So will France be getting a redistributive budget that taxes and spends (which the ri

Édouard Phillippe’s presidential campaign kicks into gear

Nov 02 2024 6 mins

Édouard Phillippe launched his presidential campaign back in September, but he’s been preparing the run for over 2 years. What’s his plan to win, and what’s his plan to do when he wins? “Structural” reforms, in short - even if they’re unpopular. Show Notes - «Je n’ai pas peur du match» : Édouard Philippe, le début d’une longue campagne vers la présidentielle 2

The left voted against the RN rolling back the retirement reform: why?

Nov 01 2024 6 mins

We recap the debate in the National Assembly on the National Rally’s attempt to roll back the retirement reform by looking why the left didn’t vote for it and what French conservatives are looking for in retirement policy. Plus, the Mexicanisation of the country continues, if you ask the Interior Ministry. Show Notes - En matière d’économie, le RN dit tout et son contraire