The new cabinet pulls in allies from the centre and right, despite left-wing parties winning France's election.

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his new government almost three months after a snap general election delivered a hung parliament.

The long-awaited new line up, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, marks a decisive shift to the right, even though a left-wing alliance won most parliamentary seats.

Despite the partnership between Macron’s centrist party and those on the right, parliament remains fractured and will rely on the support of other parties to pass legislation.

    • BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
      163·
      2 hours ago

      Because liberals in power would rather align with fascists than anyone to the left. Look at how US Democrats would rather debate the merits of executing abortion doctors than debate Medicare for All, how how UK Labour would rather argue whether transwomen should be allowed in public spaces rather than bringing back council housing. Corporate interests will always lead to fascism since it is the only way to continue selling the failed promises of capital

    • DeadWorld@lemm.eeEnglish
      371·
      4 hours ago

      It’s profitable to keep the left out of power as fascists will allow the rich to keep their wealth so long as they toe the party line and remain useful to the authority

      • JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.chEnglish
        81·
        3 hours ago

        Well, profitable in the short term. If the lowly peons don’t have money because you took it all, they cant spend it on stuff from your factories and your profit goes down and everything grinds to a halt. of course you can try to sell it to other countries, which fucks over their economies and makes them more susceptible to populism/facism (well after an initial phase of excitement over those sweet cheap imports) and then it’s facism all around and everyone is fucked. You just need to plan it well enough so you’re on your private island/mars colony with robot butlers by that point

        • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          1 hour ago

          If the lowly peons don’t have money because you took it all, they cant spend it on stuff from your factories and your profit goes down and everything grinds to a halt.

          This didn’t stop slavery last time, it won’t stop it again. They don’t need the peons as long as they maintain enough of a “middle class” of people who are paid just enough to feel as if they’re in touching distance of the top (temporarily embarrassed millionaires who in reality are much closer to homelessness) so they both continue to overconsume, and become reluctant to fight to change the status quo because it gives them the privilege of not being a slave. And it’s working.

    • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      183·
      3 hours ago

      It is the end result of capitalist exploitation. Liberal democracies cannot stop this process through voting.

  • DeadWorld@lemm.eeEnglish
    823·
    5 hours ago

    Macron proves that neoliberalism is nothing but the first step to fascism. This is actively subverting the democratic will if the people and I would hope France is willing do what it takes to adress this issue.

    • argarath@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      4 hours ago

      It still messes me up that France not only has a border with Brazil, but it’s their longest border with any other country lol

      Also outro Br! Eae?

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    645·
    6 hours ago

    There are no friends in politics, but even so, Macron remains an especially rancid pig fucker.

  • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5611·
    6 hours ago

    even though a left-wing alliance won most parliamentary seats.

    And yet, people will continue insisting that we can vote our way out of the rapid decline in to fascism… 🙄