Multiple parties are jockeying for position in the aftermath of France's seismic snap election. The leftist New Popular Front (NPF) insists its ideas should be implemented.

Multiple parties are jockeying for position in the aftermath of France’s seismic snap election. The leftist New Popular Front (NPF) insists its ideas should be implemented.

France’s left wing New Popular Front (NPF) - now the largest group in parliament - has called for a prime minister who will implement its ideas including a new wealth tax and petrol price controls.

The leftist alliance secured the most seats in the recent French elections but fell short of the 289 needed for a majority in the National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament.

President Emmanuel Macron’s Together bloc came in second and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party finished third.

France’s parties are now jockeying for position and it’s unclear exactly how things will shake out, but the NPF has insisted it will implement its radical set of ideas.

  • capitalEnglish
    2•5 months ago

    Can you expand on what kkkrakkker means?

    • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•5 months ago

      The kkk references an organization common to the American Midwest and Deep South known as the “Klu Klux Klan”, most notorious for its domestic terrorist activities aimed at wealthy and well-organized communities of color following the end of the American Civil War. They were also a powerful political caucus stretching across both major American parties for over a century. Often conceived of as a “secret society” with a certain practices bordering on the occult as part of initiation and promotion, the real influence of the organization tended to boil down to its control of state and local police agencies and prosecuting offices.

      A cracker is a stale white salty piece of bread, often served with soup or stew.

      • capitalEnglish
        3•5 months ago

        Gotchya.

        For a second there I thought they were using it to say they’d take all of someone’s money based on the color of their skin as well as associating all white people with the KKK.

          • capitalEnglish
            1•5 months ago

            Ah. Just saw the .ml. Good luck with the racism.

              • capitalEnglish
                1•5 months ago

                And here I thought it had something to do with treating people a certain way because of the color of their skin. /shrug.

                Call it whatever you want but it’s morally disgusting to treat anyone a particular way due to immutable traits.