To make their point that France’s mainstream parties are both as inept as each other, the Front National has taken to calling its rivals the UMPS, an amalgam of the acronyms for the opposition centre-right Union pour un Mouvement Populaire and the ruling Parti Socialiste.
The FN’s populist anti-immigration message is broadly similar to that of Nigel Farage’s Ukip. And as with Ukip in Britain, the FN is benefiting not just from disillusionment caused by the economic crisis but from profound disillusion with the two principal parties, which have formerly had a monopoly on power.
On the left, President François Hollande and his governing Socialist party are facing criticism from without and within. Economic liberals believe the administration has not and will not carry out necessary structural reforms to create jobs, boost growth and cut public spending. It comes as a surprise to no one that France’s deficit is in contravention of European commission rules. This was the case even under the centre-right Nicolas Sarkozy, who did little to reduce it.
The commission has now lost patience and Hollande, the man currently in charge, is being held responsible. The president appears to be floundering. At one point France thought it wanted a monsieur normal, and Hollande fitted the bill. Now the country is giving the impression it wants a hero and a saviour and that Hollande is too ordinary. There is also a feeling among many PS supporters that Hollande won the presidency by paying lip service to a socialist programme, only to turn into a social democrat in office. Some suspect this was a deliberate and less than honest move. Full story...
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The FN’s populist anti-immigration message is broadly similar to that of Nigel Farage’s Ukip. And as with Ukip in Britain, the FN is benefiting not just from disillusionment caused by the economic crisis but from profound disillusion with the two principal parties, which have formerly had a monopoly on power.
On the left, President François Hollande and his governing Socialist party are facing criticism from without and within. Economic liberals believe the administration has not and will not carry out necessary structural reforms to create jobs, boost growth and cut public spending. It comes as a surprise to no one that France’s deficit is in contravention of European commission rules. This was the case even under the centre-right Nicolas Sarkozy, who did little to reduce it.
The commission has now lost patience and Hollande, the man currently in charge, is being held responsible. The president appears to be floundering. At one point France thought it wanted a monsieur normal, and Hollande fitted the bill. Now the country is giving the impression it wants a hero and a saviour and that Hollande is too ordinary. There is also a feeling among many PS supporters that Hollande won the presidency by paying lip service to a socialist programme, only to turn into a social democrat in office. Some suspect this was a deliberate and less than honest move. Full story...
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