Politics in France
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hyphen said:
The presidential favourite François Fillon is in trouble.
It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
http://www.politico.eu/article/fillons-choices-the-bad-the-worse-and-the-real-ugly/It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
84000 euros paid to his school age children.
If 2016 was bad, then 2017 seems to be shaping up to be worse. Seems like the perfect storm, could put La Pen into the French presidency and the interview I saw of her with Amanpour on CNN last night, she wants her own borders and currency within the EU or a Frexcit referendum, to take France out. Either way that will break the EU.
Edited by Northern Munkee on Thursday 2nd February 17:12
Just back from Paris on business. Interesting to hear the feelings of the countrymen and women. Fillon was a hugely popular choice, being centre right, but this news has seen people dorp their support like a hot croque monsieur.
Le Pen must be loving it.
Politics and corruption are endemic the world over it seems.
Le Pen must be loving it.
Politics and corruption are endemic the world over it seems.
hyphen said:
The presidential favourite François Fillon is in trouble.
It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
I can't see Fillon surviving these revelations. It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
Fillon has said he'll stand down if a formal investigation is launched (Reuters article).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/02/never-a...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/fran...
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-...
Journo asks Le Pen a question about how her body guards are paid. Her bodyguards rough up the journo. Yea, nothing suspicious about that. 
https://twitter.com/Qofficiel/status/8268704200329...
https://twitter.com/Qofficiel/status/8268704200329...
hyphen said:
The presidential favourite François Fillon is in trouble.
It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
Have a feeling this is a very typical witch-hunt from their left wing.It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
What it will be doing (with the usual ill thought out methodology from the left wing), is handing a large amount of votes to Le Penn.
Digga said:
Stig said:
Politics and corruption are endemic the world over it seems.
They are, but the French are expert and have their very own brand of it.However if it sticks then he has no hope and the Republicains wont be able to get things together in time.
It looks like it will be between Macron and LePen
Digga said:
hey are, but the French are expert and have their very own brand of it.
I think Romania is the one to beat in the EU https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/roma...Atomic12C said:
hyphen said:
The presidential favourite François Fillon is in trouble.
It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
Have a feeling this is a very typical witch-hunt from their left wing.It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
What it will be doing (with the usual ill thought out methodology from the left wing), is handing a large amount of votes to Le Penn.
We'll see but he appears to be a gravy trainer par excellence from what's being said. Makes the Kinnocks look quite restrained but I guess it's becoming the rule rather than the exception.
And some still think the EU is worthwhile.
hyphen said:
Digga said:
hey are, but the French are expert and have their very own brand of it.
I think Romania is the one to beat in the EU https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/roma...The Guardian said:
“We took a decision in the government and we are going to press ahead,” Sorin Grindeanu said after a meeting of his ruling leftwing Social Democrats (PSD).
Atomic12C said:
hyphen said:
The presidential favourite François Fillon is in trouble.
It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
Have a feeling this is a very typical witch-hunt from their left wing.It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
What it will be doing (with the usual ill thought out methodology from the left wing), is handing a large amount of votes to Le Penn.
Atomic12C said:
hyphen said:
The presidential favourite François Fillon is in trouble.
It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
Have a feeling this is a very typical witch-hunt from their left wing.It is bad enough that a video of his wife denying doing in any work has emerged, but now the anti-fraud team are also looking at jobs he gave to his children!
What it will be doing (with the usual ill thought out methodology from the left wing), is handing a large amount of votes to Le Penn.
And a very interesting way of dealing with difficult questions... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/fren...
rscott said:
Not sure about that - Le Penn is under attack for some dodgy use of EU funds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/01/mari...
And a very interesting way of dealing with difficult questions... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/fren...
TBF though, the Guardian are hardly likely to be non-partisan on their reporting of a right wing figure. I really do think that in France, in terms of corruption, you're looking at - as in the recent US elections - not choosing the best, but rather the least worst candidate, sadly.And a very interesting way of dealing with difficult questions... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/fren...
Will the voters turn to Le Penn to solve the terrorism? Another incident today
BBC: A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with a machete shouting "Allahu Akbar", police say.
BBC: A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with a machete shouting "Allahu Akbar", police say.
Digga said:
rscott said:
Not sure about that - Le Penn is under attack for some dodgy use of EU funds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/01/mari...
And a very interesting way of dealing with difficult questions... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/fren...
TBF though, the Guardian are hardly likely to be non-partisan on their reporting of a right wing figure. I really do think that in France, in terms of corruption, you're looking at - as in the recent US elections - not choosing the best, but rather the least worst candidate, sadly.And a very interesting way of dealing with difficult questions... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/fren...
exactly what you would expect from the Owen Jones mouthpiece. How far is the Guardian from being a non-existent paper? Can't be long now.
Paul Larrouturou, the journo (hardly the correct word for him, he's simply a twitter user with a mike, he uses twitter more than Trumpet!), has been trying to make a name for himself for a while. He's regularly told he's unwelcome at events and also NF meets but he simply pins on his badge and turns up with the intent of 'look at me. One day I'm going to be famous!'
He's a jerk, not a journalist. Christ, he doesn't even have is own biog on the internet.
Look! I am journo! I must be. I have Mike!
http://www.satellimag.fr/media/catalog/product/cac...
Non news. Except for the Grauniad, of course.
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