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These Times - France on fire

The Econoclasts

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The Need for a Strong Central Government in France

I don't feel that there is a strong current of opinion, certainly not amongst the main political parties. Jean-Luc Melanchon, the leader of the radical left, has always believed there should be a six republic and it should go back to a parliament system. Marine Le Pen wants to be president, I think, all the potential successes to Macron in the center, certainly want to keep that system sort of goalist because they're sort of, you know, they still worship with the shire to goal. So not all people on the left would want to abolish the presidential system either, I think. It is very entrenched in the French, we are seeing things.

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