If you had said 18 months prior to the French national election that this candidate would appear out of thin air....never having had an elected position....French folks would have laughed at you. Yet, Macron proved them wrong.
This week, a new French magazine has arrived on the scene.....pushed by Micheal Onfray (philosopher). Basically, the publication is aimed at people who want a populist type atmosphere. The group aimed at? Well, this gets to an odd point.....he wants to bring leftists and rightists into the same room.
Yeah, it would normally be impossible.
The magazine? 'Popular Front'.
This will come out quarterly and be around 160 pages. Aim? To have a serious discussion over topics which are flash-points in French society. He thinks that you can build up a political party out of thin air.....with key points that can be agreed upon.
Getting a crowd of 50 rightist and 50 leftist to some central view? I can't imagine it in the US, or Germany....but maybe France has some points which the two groups might find agreement (like less taxation).
The odds that Onfray replaces Macron? It might be worth a 'bet'.
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