French elections : Is the left doomed ?

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niemeyjt · #21 Post by **niemeyjt** » Sat Jan 29, 2022 12:24 pm

Bayleaf wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 9:29 amAh, a supporter of the Universal Credit for all? I'd vote for that!! I've been enjoying not working - trouble is, the bank account is now empty!

Do you mean Universal Basic Income?

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Bayleaf · #22 Post by **Bayleaf** » Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:20 pm

niemeyjt wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 12:24 pm
Bayleaf wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 9:29 amAh, a supporter of the Universal Credit for all? I'd vote for that!! I've been enjoying not working - trouble is, the bank account is now empty!
Do you mean Universal Basic Income?

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That's the one! A different topic entirely!!

Char · #23 Post by **Char** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:35 pm

^^ Nice idea but where's the money going to come from to pay every one for not working?

Former justice minister Christiane Taubira wins the ‘people’s primary’ held by the French left https://www.france24.com/en/europe/2022 ... -candidate

Blaze · #24 Post by **Blaze** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 2:42 pm

Char wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:35 pm Former justice minister Christiane Taubira wins the ‘people’s primary’ held by the French left

tagh · #25 Post by **tagh** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:09 pm

People like Melenchon declined to take part.

MAD87 · #26 Post by **MAD87** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:26 pm

Char wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:35 pm ^^ Nice idea but where's the money going to come from to pay every one for not working?

Former justice minister Christiane Taubira wins the ‘people’s primary’ held by the French left https://www.france24.com/en/europe/2022 ... -candidate

She's as far removed from reality as I am from Mars. Don't get me going on her tenure as "justice" minister.

Char · #27 Post by **Char** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:28 pm

MAD87 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:26 pm
Char wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:35 pm ^^ Nice idea but where's the money going to come from to pay every one for not working?

Former justice minister Christiane Taubira wins the ‘people’s primary’ held by the French left https://www.france24.com/en/europe/2022 ... -candidate
She's as far removed from reality as I am from Mars. Don't get me going on her tenure as "justice" minister.

I thought you'd like that MAD

MAD87 · #28 Post by **MAD87** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:07 pm

niemeyjt · #29 Post by **niemeyjt** » Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:22 pm

Char wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:35 pmFormer justice minister Christiane Taubira wins the ‘people’s primary’ held by the French left https://www.france24.com/en/europe/2022 ... -candidate

But not enough votes to make the final ballot paper:

Left-wing ‘unity candidate’ fails to make French election ballot as Zemmour and Le Pen scrape in

Christiane Taubira, who was seen as someone who could pull divided Left factions together, failed to win enough signatures to qualify

source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/0 ... on-ballot/

MAD87 · #30 Post by **MAD87** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:56 am

One must be thankful for small mercies.

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