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submitted 2 weeks ago by mulcahey@lemm.ee to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Impeachment proceedings against the French president passed their first round of parliamentary scrutiny Tuesday when the assembly's 22-person committee judged the procedure admissable, voting 12 to 10 in favour...

Macron can count on his centrist Ensemble (Together) coalition and the mainstream right Republicans to vote against...

The Socialists have also announced they will not vote to impeach Macron.

What gives?

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[-] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago

There is no socialist party anywhere in Europe, just confused Keynesians daydreaming about MMT

[-] Fishroot@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

because they are not socialists

[-] LeZero@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

The French Socialist party is about as socialist as the SPD in Germany

[-] edge@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

The "Socialist Party" are succdems at best, i.e. liberals.

[-] Beetle_O_Rourke@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago
[-] jack@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

Splitting then away from the coalition would be an enormous win for Macron

[-] Dolores@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

not that i'd deny the allegations of them being social democrats, but they wouldn't have sufficient votes with them either shrug-outta-hecks

[-] mulcahey@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

wow I haven't learned anything from these replies, y'all are about as helpful as the French socialist party I guess

[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

The NFP doesn't have a majority so not sure if it would be worth trying?

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