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9 Jun, 2024 19:08

Macron dissolves French parliament over huge election defeat

The move comes after the president’s party was trounced in voting for the EU Parliament

French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the country’s National Assembly and called on Sunday for a snap general election, following therelease of polls predicting a disastrous performance by his Renaissance party in the EU parliament election. Macron’s allies look certain to beroundly trounced by the right-wing National Rally (RN) party, led by Marine Le Pen.

According to exit polls and early projections, National Rally, led by Jordan Bardella,took around a third of the vote; Macron’s alliance has polled at around 15%.

Explaining his decision, the president said he could not act as if “nothing happened,” admitting that the projected election result did not bode well for his government.Macron also warned about the apparent rise of nationalist forces, calling it a danger both to France and the EU as a whole. (KEK, it couldn’t be he was a terrible leader that came out of nowhere, it’s the Nationalists!)

“This is a serious, difficult decision, but above all it is an act of trust,” Macron stated, adding that he trusts “the French people to make the best choice for themselves and for future generations.”

“By according more than 30 percent of their votes to us, the French have delivered their verdict and marked the determination of our country to change the direction of the EU,” Bardella said in a victory speech from his campaign HQ, describing the projected result as “only the beginning.”

The long-time leader of the National Rally party and incumbent head of its faction at the parliament, Marine Le Pen,welcomed Macron’s decision to call a snap election. She also expressed readiness to become France’s Prime Minister should the party emerge victorious in the upcoming national polls.

Raphael Glucksmann, the frontrunner for French socialist alliance, which is projected to come third in the EU polls, criticized Macron’s move. (What's Macron hiding)

https://www.rt.com/news/599051-macron-dissolves-national-assembly/

>>20995618

Anons I don't understand dissolving Parliament, Rishi in UK did that too, does that mean all in Parliament stop working or their party. Can someone explain?

9 Jun, 2024 19:01

Italy’s Salvini blasts ‘dangerous bomber’ Macron

Warmongers like the French president must be defeated in the EU Parliamentary election, the deputy prime minister has said

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has urged the citizens of EU countries to vote against “left-wing” parties in elections for the European Parliament, arguing they could ultimately spark a new world war.

Salvini made the remarks on Saturday as he cast his vote in Milan, while launching a new personal attack on French President Emmanuel Macron over his stance on the Ukraine conflict.The Italian government “is one of the few that holds firm” against participation, he claimed, adding that “if the left-wing parties allied with Macron win, the third world war is around the corner.”

“I strongly ask for a vote against the war, to isolate dangerous bombers like Macron. Today and tomorrow Italians can stop the winds of war,” he told reporters, dismissing concerns that his statements broke election-time silence. “On social media you can talk freely,” he added.

Salvini has repeatedly attacked Macron over his suggestions that France and other NATO countries should ultimately deploy boots on the ground in Ukraine. Earlier this month, he urged the French president to put on a helmet and go to Ukraine to fight personally if he desired war.

While Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has been backing Kiev against Moscow, it has ruled out sending Italian troops to aid Ukrainian forces directly on the battlefield. Rome will also stop providing Ukraine with weaponry unless it is sure the hardware will not be used to strike deep into Russia, Salvini claimed

“We will no longer approve sending any type of weapon unless we have the certainty that those weapons will not be used to attack and kill inside Russia, it would be the incident that takes us straight towards the Third World War,” he said.

Rome’s approach to the conflict contrasts with the stance exhibited by its allies of late, with multiple nations publicly authorizing Kiev to use the weapons they supply to strike deep inside Russia. Moscow has condemned the development, alleging that claims about limitations imposed on Ukraine’s use of the arms are false and designed to maintain an illusion that the West is not a party to hostilities.

https://www.rt.com/news/599049-salvini-macron-dangerous-bomber/

>>20995689

the EU elections came just in time, Joe won't get his allies to start a dangerous war. I hope Ursula is kicked out of the EU leadership, she's the biggest warmonger against Russia, her and Borrell are crazy

>>20995729

She's absolutely wicked

>>20995702

excellent

>>20995633

I've never seen a "real news" report from RT that was not exactly like the West's MSM, so I don't know why that was important to mention. Whatever though

Local and European election results live: Macron calls snap election as far right set for huge gains in France

Local election results: Over half of council seats filled as Simon Harris rules out early election afterSinn Féin slumps

Macron calls snap election after far-right gains in France, Harris rules out early election after Sinn Féin slumps

Harry McGee Co nor PopeSun Jun 9 2024 - 22:22

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Main Points

Local Election Count

• Counting in the local elections is continuing on Sunday with over half of seats declared.

• Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent candidates have filled the vast majority of the seats declared so far

• Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said “it hasn’t been our day [and] frustration – anger indeed – with Government policy on this occasion has translated into votes for Independents and others”. Read the full report here

• The Greens are in with a shout of holding their six seats on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

• Taoiseach Simon Harris has said his position on when the general election should be held “hasn’t changed” despite FG’s local elections success.

LOCAL ELECTIONS

European Election Count

• Counting to fill the 14 seats in the European election is under way but the first results will not be announced until after 9pm (Irish time).

• Exit polling from eight countries shows far-right parties are on course to make gains in several European countries, while support for the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) is holding up well

• French president Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the national assembly after far-right gains

• In the Dublin constituency, tallies suggest Barry Andrews (FF) and Regina Doherty (FG) are polling strongly

• In the Midlands-North-West constituency sitting MEPs Luke Ming Flanagan (Ind) and Maria Walsh (FG) have performed well, according to tallies

• In the South constituency, incumbents Sean Kelly (FG) and Billy Kelleher (FF) are in contention for re-election

• Green Party MEP Ciarán Cuffe who is in a real battle to save his seat says a general election this year is “inevitable”

Limerick Mayoral Election

• A final tally has John Moran (Independent) in front with 16,855 first preference votes (24 per cent)

Best Reads

• Analysis: What to watch out for as results come in on day two of the count

• Analysis: Jack Horgan-Jones Taoiseach twists the knife after a bad weekend for Sinn Féin as talk of early general election grows

• European elections: Far-right parties on course to make gains, exit polls indicate

• News update: Independents perform well as FG and FF battle to be largest local government party

• Live coverage of the election counts: The Irish Times will provide comprehensive live coverage of all three counts today with up-to-the-minute news, analysis and detailed results from each council and constituency. You can select from the drop-down menu below for results in your area

Elections 2024

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https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/06/09/ireland-local-elections-results-european-election-live-count-updates/

When will the Irish local election results come out?

The full results will take days to be finalised because Ireland uses a system of proportional representation which allows voters to rank candidates by order of preferences.Ballot papers are sorted and counted multiple times by hand.

First results declared in Irish local elections

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80017v9rj8o

>>20995904

Noticed it at "The Snake" poem. Something was going on. I think he got warning, he made it off stage pretty quickly, something was up.