• France Votes Today
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[quote] France votes Sunday in the first round of a closely contested presidential election. Four candidates are all in with a chance of making the top two, which would give them a place in the decisive second round on May 7. Opinion polls suggest centrist [URL="http://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-and-on-and-on-campaign-fisheries-dairy-brexit-brittany/"]Emmanuel Macron[/URL] and far-right leader [URL="http://www.politico.eu/article/president-marine-le-pens-first-100-days-hypothetical-french-election/"]Marine Le Pen[/URL] are favorites to qualify for the runoff, but conservative ex-prime minister [URL="http://www.politico.eu/article/how-fillon-could-still-win-over-france-election-2017/"]François Fillon[/URL] and far-left candidate [URL="http://www.politico.eu/article/jean-luc-melenchon-president-france-election-army-of-abstainers-macron-le-pen/"]Jean-Luc Mélenchon[/URL] are also in contention.[/quote] [URL]http://www.politico.eu/article/france-election-2017-live-result-blog-president-macron-le-pen-fillon-melenchon-hamon/[/URL] [URL]http://live.reuters.com/Event/French_Elections_2017[/URL] Here's a live results map [URL]http://www.politico.eu/article/france-election-2017-results-live-winner-president-macron-le-pen-fillon-melenchon/[/URL] About 1 PM CDT is when we should expect to begin seeing results. and here's an aggregate of polls [thumb]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Opinion_polling_for_the_French_presidential_election%2C_2017.png[/thumb] Just a friendly reminder: It's not too late to throw your FP account away with a bad toxx!
Went to vote Mélenchon. Legitimately amazed at the turnout this year, 67% turnout at the local voting office by 3pm (it usually struggles to get to that number by 7pm when the booths close). Apparently people are so invested in these elections that even the voting office for expats in New York was full with people lining up outside to go vote. Maybe Le Pen won't actually make her way to the second round with how scared people seem to be.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uUO85Qu.png[/IMG] I'm hoping I lose this $26.
Go Mélanchon!
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;52140151]Went to vote Mélenchon. Legitimately amazed at the turnout this year, 67% turnout at the local voting office by 3pm (it usually struggles to get to that number by 7pm when the booths close). Apparently people are so invested in these elections that even the voting office for expats in New York was full with people lining up outside to go vote. Maybe Le Pen won't actually make her way to the second round with how scared people seem to be.[/QUOTE] Fear is what will push people to elect a populist leader. I'm not really for or against Le Pen, but I don't understand the hate people have for her, unless their judgement is shared with one on her dad?
Hope we get a second round without LePen or Fillon.
wow, look at all of those competing political parties.
[QUOTE=meppers;52140183]wow, look at all of those competing political parties.[/QUOTE] The crazy thing to me is Melanchon and Macron. Both of them formed their political parties in just the last year and are here in the top 4.
[QUOTE=James xX;52140180]Fear is what will push people to elect a populist leader. I'm not really for or against Le Pen, but I don't understand the hate people have for her, unless their judgement is shared with one on her dad?[/QUOTE] She says absurd populist shit all the time, has no clear objectives and her entire political career relies on buzzwords People usually support her party until elections actually happen and they realize they're about to stab their own dick with an unclean needle so they rethink their political affiliations and vote for something that doesn't suck ass. Also Melenchon is my favorite candidate if only for the fact he wants to revoke Hadopi (privacy-invading law that allows the government to track your torrent downloads and monitor you to make sure you don't pirate anything), enforce net neutrality and push for better internet across the country.
lets hope France breaks the trend of voting for the worst outcome
[QUOTE=HazzaHardie;52140208]lets hope France breaks the trend of voting for the worst outcome[/QUOTE] There's no way Marine Le Pen can get elected in France, with the 2 turn system.
kinda hope Le Pen wins the first round to make the stakes a little clearer for everyone, assuming she actually makes the runoff
[QUOTE=NapyDaWise;52140210]There's no way Marine Le Pen can get elected in France, with the 2 turn system.[/QUOTE] [i]That's what we said[/i]
[QUOTE=pod;52140222][I]That's what we said[/I][/QUOTE] The margins are much much bigger according to polls. Especially since it's popular vote over there, and clinton actually still won it over here. This is especially true if Le Pen is up against Macron, who has a 20-30 percent lead in the popular vote in polls. Fillon and Melanchon have about a 10-15% lead, which is still incredible.
[QUOTE=pod;52140222][i]That's what we said[/i][/QUOTE] Your electoral system is fucked tho. Ours isn't great, but it's miles better at preventing that kind of things. Polls give MLP a -15% against all candidtates on the second turn, which is as way worst position than what brexit or trump were.
pls france dont fuck this up
[QUOTE=Cone;52140216]kinda hope Le Pen wins the first round to make the stakes a little clearer for everyone, assuming she actually makes the runoff[/QUOTE] You hope Le Pen wins the first round so that people realize they shouldn't vote for her in the second round? What? :v:
[QUOTE=TheDrunkenOne;52140232]pls france dont fuck this up[/QUOTE] MUHUHAHAHAHAA
[QUOTE=_Axel;52140275]You hope Le Pen wins the first round so that people realize they shouldn't vote for her in the second round? What? :v:[/QUOTE] i mean so that the opposition doesn't think it's a done deal like we and the US did. like if she somehow got blown out today but still made the runoff i'd be more concerned than if she won cleanly.
[quote] Macron 24% Le Pen 22% Fillon 20,5% Mélenchon 18%[/quote] [URL="https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_presidentielle-francaise-la-participation-a-midi-direct?id=9587638"]https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_presidentielle-francaise-la-participation-a-midi-direct?id=9587638 [/URL] we got our first exit polls scroll down btw there's tits on that page so be wary of clicking it if that terrifies you. France actually apparently bans releasing exit polls so early but this is a Belgian source so lol. Also don't place too much faith since it's just one exitpoll. Even this source advises caution against doing so.
[QUOTE=_Axel;52140181]Hope we get a second round without LePen or Fillon.[/QUOTE] You can add Macron to that list.
[QUOTE=NassimO PotatO;52140383]You can add Macron to that list.[/QUOTE] Same with Mélenchon this is how Bernie still has a chance
Isn't Melenchon anti-EU too? All I hope is that France comes out of this with someone OK who won't screw them or us.
Melenchon is not anti-Europe, he just thinks the EU is a vehicle for capitalism and he wants to change that
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;52140392]Same with Mélenchon this is how Bernie still has a chance[/QUOTE] NO THIS WAS JEB!'S PLAN ALL ALONG.
Can't stenchon the Mélenchon!
[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;52140430]Isn't Melenchon anti-EU too? All I hope is that France comes out of this with someone OK who won't screw them or us.[/QUOTE] Mélenchon is a euro-skeptic, he doesn't want out of the EU but has plans to try and reform it.
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;52140207]She says absurd populist shit all the time, has no clear objectives and her entire political career relies on buzzwords People usually support her party until elections actually happen and they realize they're about to stab their own dick with an unclean needle so they rethink their political affiliations and vote for something that doesn't suck ass. y.[/QUOTE] Also. A party named "National front" should set off massive warning flags
I wonder if people vote Macron because they actually like his program, or just in order to block Fillon/Le Pen.
[QUOTE=patq911;52140442]NO THIS WAS JEB!'S PLAN ALL ALONG.[/QUOTE] Jeb!-Bernie runoff when?
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