New government: save private Macron ?

[Biloute]

France has a new government. But how long will it last ? Hard to guess...
The distribution of political tendencies among the ministers shows that it is mainly the successive blackmails of the party leaders that have led to strange compromises. And it seems that the team thus constituted is not there to straighten out the country but rather to "save private Macron" who would have difficulty surviving a 2nd censure...
At first, Macron had to give in to Bayrou who was blackmailing him
Then, Bayrou had to give in to the Republicans and the RN who were blackmailing him.
Thus, the Republicans obtain 4 important ministers while representing only 6.75% of the seats in Parliament
And once again, Mélenchon having already said that he would censure the government, it is Marine Le Pen who will have the power to trigger or not the censure by joining her votes to his ! Bayrou obviously did not offer ministerial positions to the RN, which would have refused anyway... Le Pen would not have wanted to burn her wings knowing that she had more power outside the crab basket...
A consistency to note in this new team for security issues: Retailleau Minister of the Interior and Darmanin Minister of Justice. For once in a long time we will no longer have a minister who wants to fill the prisons and another who wants to empty them... Now let's wait for the actions !

[Blaze]

@Biloute , the French are never happy whoever is governing France ! There's always someone better who failed to get in at the last elections. Politics these days seem to be more about snouts in the trough than any sort of altruism (who could have mentioned such a word ?) or good for the country and its people.

[Biloute]

@Biloute , the French are never happy whoever is governing France !

It is true that nowadays the French look like spoiled children who are not happy with the presents they have just unwrapped in front of the Christmas tree... (is it better elsewhere, in the UK for example?)
But we must recognize that, for 50 years, the gifts of our governments have been poisoned: more taxes, debts, stupid regulations - less security, education, sovereignty, etc...
The misfortune comes from the fact that not everyone agrees on the method to right the ship France.
I knew De Gaulle's France: the French were rather satisfied because their country was a great country... at least until May 1968...

[Blaze]

... at least until May 1968...

There you have it, Biloute, well, at least, in part.
What about all the people who are over-paid, over-privileged in a country that holds equality so dear ? Why isn't more made of that ? It could be a start to help satisfy a dissatisfied people ...

[RobertArthur]

1951, after the parliamentary elections and the decline of the 'Rassemblement du Peuple Fançais' (RPF), the party created by General de Gaulle:

' On ne peut rassembler les Français que sous le coup de la peur. On ne peut pas rassembler à froid un pays qui compte 265 spécialités de fromages.'

[Biloute]

1951, after the parliamentary elections and the decline of the 'Rassemblement du Peuple Fançais' (RPF), the party created by General de Gaulle:

' On ne peut rassembler les Français que sous le coup de la peur. On ne peut pas rassembler à froid un pays qui compte 265 spécialités de fromages.'

Not 265! 365 as De Gaulle said...
Actually, it was symbolic and way below the reality which is more than 1200 !!!
Have you tasted them all? No? You should !

[RobertArthur]

How many exactly?

[Biloute]

I asked ChatGPT:
"La France est célèbre pour sa diversité de fromages, et selon une citation souvent attribuée à Charles de Gaulle, il existe "un fromage pour chaque jour de l'année", soit 365. Cependant, ce chiffre est une estimation symbolique.
En réalité, il y a bien plus de 1 200 types de fromages en France, classés selon différents critères, notamment :
..."

[exile]

1200 and nearly half taste like Brie/Camembert

[niemeyjt]

1200 and nearly half taste like Brie/Camembert

1200 and nearly half taste like cardboard. There, fixed it for you.