Kevin Kretsch: Voters turned out in record numbers to vote FOR the far right, who have made historic gains and would have *easily* come first if it was just a one round FPTP election like the US or Britain. This is not a time for a sigh of relief. We must strengthen our will against the right in all countries.

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

Voters turned out in record numbers to vote FOR the far right, who have made historic gains and would have *easily* come first if it was just a one round FPTP election like the US or Britain. This is not a time for a sigh of relief. We must strengthen our will against the right in all countries.

“Things could have turned out completely different if the French election system was different and we discounted all the leftist voters who also came out in record” I’m not saying we don’t gave ti stay vigilant (fascism stalks democracy forever) but it’s ok to enjoy good news.

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