Von der Leyen says ‘centre is holding’ as far right surges in EU elections – as it happened
www.theguardian.com
European commission president says ‘there remains a majority in the centre for a strong Europe’ as far right makes huge gains across continent; Emmanuel Macron makes shock election move

"Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7.

The French president said that he can’t pretend nothing has happened, that the outcome of the EU election is not good for his government and that the rise of nationalists is a danger for France and Europe."

  • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Exactly. And they won’t fix immigration, they’ll just enrich themselves as much as they possibly can.

    • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      These right wing parties need migration. Their whole existence depends on there being immigrants to blame so actually closing the borders and “sending them home” is the worst move they can make politically speaking.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Well, you know, there’s a type of “immigration” that fascists love, and the wage cost is zero. You just have to keep the “prisoners with jobs” alive.