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French Politics Getting Better but Still Insane, Obviously

Written by Daniel Mercado

Macron makes shocking announcement that he will stop selling arms to Israel in the hopes of getting a ceasefire. Macron also stated that “The Lebanese people must not in turn be sacrificed, Lebanon cannot become another Gaza,” [1]

Earlier today, October 8, The New Popular Front had set in motion a vote of no confidence for the Far-right Prime Minister, claiming that he had no legitimate support. The votes are coming in, and the French government has survived the vote by having the National Rally abstain from voting. [2]

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