That is not surprising. Sociologists were right. Remains under question how is it so in America, Trump has won contrary to the predictions of sociologists. Suspicious.
Because in the US the guys who gets 2 millions less votes wins.
I don't know what kind of french cheese scam they run but in France they have this outrageous rule that whoever gets the most votes wins.
We should do something about this crazy system of theirs.
This is actually still better than the system we have in our country. We don't have run-offs. The current president won with just 38% of the total votes because he got the most votes among the candidates. Freakin stupid system that don't reflect the will of the people.
If Macron doesn't manage to satisfy the majority of french people during his presidency, I'm pretty sure the next elections Le Pen will get even more votes. So the pressure is on him to regain the trust of the french people in politics
You are right.
11 millions of my fellow countrymen voted for Le Pen even if she is racist and dangerous.
But I don't feel like living in a racist country. Especially in Paris, where the immigration is the most important : Macron won with 90% of votes (including mine)...
The problem is that there is no real/strong opposition against liberal politics (=Macron), except Le Pen due to its historical implantation. So, people who disagrees with liberalism don't vote at all or vote for Le Pen, just to show their disappointment.
Fortunately, this happens only during the 1st round of the elections. But it's a dangerous game. The only way to avoid Le Pen is to have a strong alternative. We have 5 years to build it...
PS : sorry if my English is not perfect
PS 2 : I don't know if I am the only French guy of this thread ; my words only reflect my opinion.
Sad to see Europe being destroyed from the inside. You're a victim of your success. Liberalism is so deep-rooted in your history it would be impossible to pull out but by continuing on this way, you open yourselves to people who would abuse your values. How many dictators in the past has said Europe would be over run without a fight? Turns out they were all referring to demographic warfare.
