Show Notes
European rearmament is back on the table after the United States moves away from the continent with Donald Trump as president. Marlon & Olly discuss how various forces in French politics are responding to the call for a new European military order, as well as how the government is justifying its refusal to negotiate on the retirement age by pointing to a need for more military spending.
Show Notes France’s “War Economy” Is a Prelude to Cutting the Welfare State | source (en) Trump’s turn against Europe is Macron’s opportunity | Prospect Magazine (en) More Context From Flep24/7 Party like it's 2005 w/ Stathis Kouvelakis | (en)
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More from Sacre Bleu: The French Presidential Election Podcast.
An emergency podcast to discuss the student protests because they are outpacing our usual broadcast schedule.
Politico Reporter Victor Goury-Laffont joins Marlon and Olly to discuss the PS primary.
Olly and Marlon talk about the rising cost of petrol, and the rumoured return of the Yellow Vests, as well as the shocking and completely unexpected presence of fascist militants in the RN, and some shenanigans from Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, targeting Rima Hassan. Cover our newspaper expenses: https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24 Want your book, magazine, or website advertised at the beginning or end of the show? Get in touch at [email protected]. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flep24 Flep24's Twitter: @flep24pod Marlon's Twitter: @MarlonEttinger Olly's Twitter: @reality_manager
TITLE Marine Le Pen de-bardellafies the National Rally, as the National Rally kicks off its racist campaign against Muslim headscarves. Plus, the Socialist Party Primary? All this and more on this episode of Flep24, the French Presidential Election Podcast for 2027. Show Notes Jean-Luc Mélenchon Thinks He Has a Path to Victory | Jacobin (en) Mélenchon Talks About His Evolution on the Veil | Twitter @MarlonEttinger (en) France Needs a President Who Isn’t for the Bosses | Jacobin (en) More Context From Flep24/7 Mélenchon Monopolizes | (en) Mélenchon runs for president! | (en) Cover our newspaper expenses: https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24 Fund our deep dives: https://www.patreon.com/flep24 Want your book, magazine, or website advertised at the beginning or end of the show? Get in touch at [email protected]. Fighting Fund: https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flep24 Flep24's Twitter: @flep24pod Marlon's Twitter: @MarlonEttinger Olly's Twitter: @reality_manager
Olly's got a dispatch from AMFI - the LFI summer camp where drones lit up with Thomas Sankara and politicians discussed taking power.