The Election Tricycle

Between a Rock and un Endroit Dur: is Macron under siege from both Left and Right?

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On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle we're talking to Art Goldhammer to talk about what's going on in France's parliamentary elections. Was Macron "totally insane" to call this surprise election? Who, on both the Left and the Right, is a danger to the President? How has the far-Right – particularly the National Rally – evolved over time? And how is Emmanuel Macron personally rated amongst the French public?


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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:


  • https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/24/five-hours-a-day-on-facebook-how-voters-are-keeping-up-with-the-election
  • https://www.thedial.world/issue-17/giorgia-meloni-lawsuits-italy-art
  • https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/24/texas-abortion-law-jama-pediatrics-study-increased-infant-deaths/
  • https://time.com/6991254/macron-bardella-le-pen-far-right-left-election/ 
  • https://scroll.in/article/1069251/excluded-by-the-bjp-shunned-by-the-opposition-indian-muslims-and-the-crisis-of-non-belonging
  • https://newrepublic.com/article/182556/macron-france-election-far-right


And here's Art's blog: https://tocqueville21.com/Blog/art-goldhammer/


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