This is a great news, few more years of delusional socialism will open people eyes that this system eventually runs off of other people money. Journalists will not have to travel to Venezuela to get pictures of people on the streets. History will repeat itself again.
Yes, I watched the debate and Macron is much more "libertarian" and Marine Le Pen is much more "statist".
One example: Le Pen wants to block M&A of "French" companies in the name of "economic patriotism". Macron does not want to interfere (he is a former investment banker).
Macron is more of a social-democrat, not really a libertarian. He is for mixed economy with a large public service and some degree of liberalism, pro big state.
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands and Switzerland are such dysfunctional banana republics with all that single-payer healthcare, sensible urban traffic design and reform-centric criminal justice.
Also, fire depts, police and highways are so socialist: let's privatize everything and see how well that works.
It is safe to say that the conservatives and leftists are more anti-Le Pen than pro-Macron, and they represent about 40% of the population according to the first round of the election.
Considering that Le Pen gained only a few extra votes compared to the first round, it can be said that about 2/3 of Macron's supporters in the second round are not pro-Macron but in fact anti-Le Pen.
I was hoping for answers that weren't poll-centered. As we saw in the US election, what people say they want and what they actually want can be very different.
There are many democratic reforms needed in the EU, but on the bottom line, this institution has brought us peace for many, many years while it kept (european style) freedom for hundreds of million people. That Macron got the next french president is good news - maybe he become the Trudeau of the EU.
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[ 5.5 ms ] story [ 23.2 ms ] threadOne example: Le Pen wants to block M&A of "French" companies in the name of "economic patriotism". Macron does not want to interfere (he is a former investment banker).
This outcome is excellent for the French economy.
Le Pen was the one who wanted to prevent Whirlpool from leaving.
Also, fire depts, police and highways are so socialist: let's privatize everything and see how well that works.
They're about to show his speech on French TV, mostly it seems that people are relieved that the FN lost, and then congratulating him as well.
Still, I it's time to all give him an honest chance and hope for the best!
Considering that Le Pen gained only a few extra votes compared to the first round, it can be said that about 2/3 of Macron's supporters in the second round are not pro-Macron but in fact anti-Le Pen.