Flep24 (French Legislative Elections Podcast 2024)

Olly takes a solo look at Hidalgo's complaints about blocking Cazeneuve and Sebastien Chenu's revelations that there were negotiations between Macron's camp and Le Pen to arrive at Barnier. Olly also wants to say that there is one non racist French cartoonist, whose work is our logo so shout out to Allan Barte. Send us questions and suggestions for our Friday interviews at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠flep2...

A document from the Ministry of Economy and Finance reveals that France's deficit is exploding, and might require 60 billion euros worth of cuts to get it down to where the EU wants it. Macron hid the document for over a month and a half. And Marine Le Pen reveals what she wants from the next government: a golden egg which might ensure the National Rally steamrolls the next legislative electio...

The right isn't thrilled about Xavier Bertrand, but they say they won't oppose him outright if Macron appoints him Prime Minister. A risky gamble. And French Communist Party leader Fabien Roussel affirms that the party won't support LFI's impeachment proceedings. Show Notes -  ⁠Fabien Roussel on BFMTV⁠  (fr) -  ⁠Matignon : comment la droite, sous pression, a assoupli sa position⁠  ...

Macron's first prime minister ever clarifies his plans in an interview with Le Point. He doesn't say it ambiguously - he's doing it. And the Socialist Party released a statement clarifying their intentions with Macron too - no alliance. Show Notes - ⁠Édouard Philippe : « Je serai candidat à la prochaine élection présidentielle »⁠ (fr) - ⁠Présidentielle 2027 : l’ancien premier ministre...

Two months out with no new prime minister, Macron might be drawing closer to the moment...but it looks like he still wants to name his own ministers to key positions. Macron's goal is clear: no change in policy whoever's leading the next government. And apparently Marine Le Pen played a card to get her way with Macron. Is Xavier Bertrand out? Show Notes - Nouveau Premier ministre : Larcher...

Emmanuel Macron is taking another look at Bernard Cazeneuve - there's reporting that the French president met with the former Socialist Party Prime Minister recently to consider him again for the top position in the government after the New Popular Front's candidate Lucie Castets was definitively ruled out. A look at Cazeneuve's political career and his policy priorities, from fiscal h...

Olly takes a solo look at the civil war in the PS. The integrity of the NFP hinges on it, but it's uhhh not looking great. Send us questions and suggestions for our Friday interviews at ⁠⁠⁠flep24pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ . Cover our newspaper expenses. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want your book, magazine, or website advertised at the beginning or e...

Sarkozy gives us his two cents, Melenchon's impeachment plan climbs in the polls and Ruffin tries to find a new role. Send us questions and suggestions for our Friday interviews at ⁠⁠flep24pod@gmail.com⁠⁠ . Cover our newspaper expenses. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want your book, magazine, or website advertised at the beginning or end of the...

Macron meets with mayors, goes to Belgrade and is distrusted by a majority of the French people. Mathilde Panot goes to the Constitutional Counsel and Le Pen goes to court. Send us questions and suggestions for our Friday interviews at ⁠flep24pod@gmail.com⁠ . Cover our newspaper expenses. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want your book, magazine, or we...

Éric Ciotti, the long-time pseudo president of les Républicains since the LR-RN alliance was incorporated, might be moving on from LR, which he sees as indebted and no longer worth hanging around. And Manuel Bompard goes on TV to lay out LFI's impeachment plan, the party's economic program, and what he thinks of the Socialist Party schism . Show Notes - Le dilemme des roses (Politico Newsl...

Olly discusses the strategic divergences in the NFP and the schism in the PS as well as the Figaro and Mediapart's reaction to Macron's soft coup. Show Notes https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/premier-ministre-apres-le-rejet-d-un-gouvernement-nfp-quels-scenarios-pour-matignon-20240827 https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-parti-est-au-bord-de-la-rupture-apres-le-rejet-du-nfp-le-ps-divise-sur...

Some accounts of Macron's meetings with the left - the list of questions he asked, and his response. Plus, what Lucie Castets told Macron! A capsule history of François Hollande and Bernard Cazeneuve's relationship. How they cried together, how Hollande was there for him; their plan to revive French social democracy. Show Notes - Emmanuel Macron cherche le casting sans Lucie Castets - « Le...

Olly and Marlon hop on the mic to discuss internal left strategy, the role of antiracism in the PCF and the Greens, and the struggles of the boy wonder Gabriel Attal who has recently realised that everybody hates him. Send us questions for our Friday interviews at flep24pod@gmail.com Cover our newspaper expenses. Johnny, how about you buy us one today? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.c...

Melenchon makes a surprising offer to the Macronists - why did he do this? The ranks of La France Insoumise continue to grow, and without the dissidents, the party remains more convinced than ever of its strategic orientation. Meanwhile the Greens have their congress with new arrivals in their ranks. Olly's recent Jacobin article on the state of France: https://jacobin.com/2024/08/macron-journ...

Macron meets the representatives of the NFP... and refuses to name a Prime Minister. Attal says the centrist bloc will censure any government with LFI in it. Mélenchon calls Macron an autocrat and Roussel calls his actions a coup. Show Notes - Our episode with Charles Devellenes on Macron's thirst for power - Olly's Jacobin article - Mediapart's rundown of the day Send us questions for...

In dribs and drabs the Socialist Party is signalling - sometimes openly - that they want to break with LFI and govern with Macron. Will they take the plunge? Over in the presidential camp, Élisabeth Borne announces that she's running to lead Macron's party, Renaissance. But there are whispers that Gabriel Attal wants the post as well. A bloc is forming to block his ambitions. And Renaissan...

There's discontent in the Socialist Party over the alliance with La France Insoumise. Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol and Hélène Geoffroy want out again. Éric Ciotti's party is defining its political course in the National Assembly - trotting faithfully along behind the National Rally, the most powerful force on the right. And Gabriel Attal sent letters to his ministers laying out the cap on their...

LFI is on guard against reports that the Socialist Party won't oppose Bernard Cazeneuve as Macron's Prime Minister pick. Raphaël Glucksmann is out with a long interview in Le Point where he talks about turning the page on Macron and Mélenchon, rebuilding French social democracy, and his presidential ambitions. And the National Rally is preparing for another election in a year's time, r...

François Bayrou talked with Le Figaro yesterday and called for...a government that avoids the extremes. He also excluded Lucie Castets from becoming Prime Minster, the NFP candidate for the position, saying she has no experience. We also take a look at a Senate Bill which would require a President under the Constitution to name a Prime Minister within 8 days of an election...it's been about 7...

The Socialist Party and the Greens reject the LFI's impeachment puch as the way forward against Macron. The Socialist Party says a vote of no confidence is the way to go if and when Macron names a Prime Minister outside of the New Popular Front's candidate, Lucie Castets. And a brief note on Alain Delon's death, the new moment for secular sainthood and a possibility for Macron to conti...

Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the LFI want to impeach Macron under Article 68 of the French constitution. They say that's he's derelict in his duties to be a neutral arbiter by refusing to accept the democratic verdict of the recent legislative elections. Impeaching Macron would be difficult to get through both chambers of France's parliament, but Mélenchon's party has enough deputies to...

The title is clickbait - sorry! Marlon takes a solo look at an announcement by Macron to host all the country's political forces on the 23rd of August to determine who the next prime minister will be. The news sets off the typical paper-selling speculation about who the next Prime Minister might be (mostly familiar names, though one wacky hypothesis). And Marlon goes over a minor Trotskyist se...

Marlon takes a solo look at a report from Le Point into how the National Rally is laying the blame for their election results on bad candidate choices. The solution? Get rid of the people who chose the candidates. The NFP's prime minister choice Lucie Castets looks like she's backing away cautiously from a commitment to immediately implement the program as she searches for a coaltion. And...

Marlon takes a solo look at the boring impasse French politics finds itself in as Macron continues to refuse to name a government. A veritable democratic scandal, which LFI President of the National Assembly's finance commissions calls an attempt by Emmanuel to essential cohabit in government with...himself. Show Notes - Un nouveau Premier ministre nommé fin août ou «début septembre», prédit l...

Gabriel Attal calls for a grand coalition (excluding LFI and RN). Horizons call for a grand coalition (excluding LFI and RN). Vague policy proposals, of course, from a sweltering France. Email us your Qs so we can give you As at flep24pod@gmail.com Cover our newspaper expenses. They all just keep bursting into flames so we need new ones: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want your...