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The author said the quote explained socialism’s electoral success in Spain and elsewhere, arguing that politicians created dependency on the state and that this dependency generated voters. They referred to people relying on government transfer payments, subsidies and social safety nets. #Socialismo #Política #Elecciones #ES

The author presented the moment as a victory for millions of French people who, according to him, had been waiting to be able to vote without sacrificing a part of themselves. He added that they no longer wanted to vote against, but to support what they believed in, and stated that their time had come. https://t.co/WhDyDzcSFb #élections #France #démocratie #FR (translated)

Le Chiffre estimated that French law deemed 16-year-olds sufficiently capable of discernment to emancipate, marry, enter into a contract or a will, be imprisoned, work, and drive a car, but not to vote. He asserted that, in his opinion, there was no argument for this exclusion other than contempt for young people. #Démocratie #Jeunesse #Voter (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS wrote that Jean-Luc Mélenchon had presented several proposals for 2027 in Clermont-Ferrand, in front of more than 10,000 people. According to the account, the presidential candidate specifically proposed to abolish Parcoursup, grant the right to vote at 16, and end social selection in education. He also advocated for strengthening schools and public services, canceling part of the debt held by the ECB, and measuring the country's success in ways other than GDP. FRENCHRAPUS added that Mélenchon had identified Donald Trump as an adversary of the French and called for an end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. #PolitiqueFrançaise #Jeunesse #Présidentielle2027 (translated)

"We are the camp of the speechless, the humiliated, the forgotten," also exclaimed Jean-Luc Mélenchon during this meeting, where a support video from Robert Guédiguian, the Marseilles filmmaker, was shown, who had already called to vote for the radical left candidate in the past. #Mélenchon2027 #Parcoursup #Lycéens (translated)

Chicago Boy wrote that he dined the night before with a right-wing advisor to Lecornu, whom he described as profoundly disillusioned by the exercise of Macronist power. According to this interlocutor's assessment, the failure of Macronism was attributed to the political origins of its leaders, most of whom came from the left, particularly the Socialist Party, the Rocardian movement, or the CFDT, and were influenced by its values. Chicago Boy believed that this legacy led Macronist leaders to only half-heartedly pursue right-wing policies. He cited the replacement of the ISF with an IFI, which he deemed almost as counterproductive, the numerous exceptions to the pension reform that would have limited savings before it was suspended, as well as the promise to eliminate 100,000 public sector jobs, whereas their number had actually increased by 200,000. He concluded that one should never vote for the soft center. #Macronisme #PolitiqueFrançaise #GaucheDroite (translated)

Bally Bagayoko explained that his group abstained during the vote on a wish presented by the opposition elected officials from the Socialist, Environmentalists, and Citizens group at the municipal council. The text focused on the protection of girls and women against excision and female genital mutilation, as well as the adoption of a comprehensive law against sexist and sexual violence (SSV). He said that his group supported the fight against mutilations and reminded that nearly 500 patients received follow-up each year in the municipality. He also praised the work of the Women's House, Delafontaine Hospital, and various associations, and asked the State to strengthen the resources allocated for prevention and medical follow-up. According to Bally Bagayoko, the abstention concerned the request to quickly adopt the law on SSV. He indicated that the bill had been significantly amended in committee at the National Assembly the week of the municipal council, and its content remained uncertain. His group had asked to remove references to this law from the wish in order to be able to vote in favor of the text on the fight against excision, but the opposition had refused, he wrote. He believed that this refusal had hindered the pursuit of an agreement and denounced a political instrumentalization of the issue. The group ultimately abstained in order not to block the wish, which was adopted, while not supporting all of its content, he noted. #Excision #DroitsDesFemmes #LutteContreLesViolences (translated)

The author said Ivica Dačić wanted the Serbian flag to fly over Prizren and described the position as a territorial claim against a neighbouring country. They said Serbian voters should understand what they were deciding on 25 October, arguing that the course would lead to war rather than EU membership. The author also called for the EU to stop providing funds to Serbia. #Serbia #Prizren #EU #RS #XK

The author appealed to Polish-American voters, claiming that Trump had decided their money would fund Putin’s missiles and drones. The author said the weapons killed innocent Ukrainians every day and were already flying into Poland, then began referring to what voters’ parents and grandparents knew about Russia. #Poland #Ukraine #Trump #PL #RU #UA

Ledarsidorna.se wrote that five Swedish Social Democratic members, according to the site, had acted in the interest of the Muslim Brotherhood. The site referred to the strong reaction of the network organization FEMYSO to the European Parliament's adopted strategy against Islamist entryism within the EU. According to Ledarsidorna.se, the resolution did not entail any immediate restrictions, but the adopted text was a heavy blow to the Muslim Brotherhood. The site also described the Swedish Social Democrats as allied with the Islamist network during the vote and referenced previous texts about the organization and FEMYSO. #politik #Sverige #islamism (translated)

Alexandre Jardin stated that amendments prevented the National Assembly from completing the examination of a bill aimed at abolishing low emission zones (ZFE) on Thursday, October 8, and therefore from proceeding to the final vote. He cited amendment no. 7, submitted by Lisa Belluco and co-signed by 35 other deputies, which proposed to remove the sole article of the text. Jardin believed that this obstruction contributed to the continued exclusion of poor people from major cities amid a social crisis. He also wrote that the French had not been able to vote on the abolition of the ZFE, a vote he said was awaited by "8 out of 10 French people." He reminded that democracy allows for both debate and voting and mentioned 40MA and the ZFE Beggars. He listed among the signatories of the amendment Clémentine Autain, Alexis Corbière, François Ruffin, Sandrine Rousseau, Lisa Belluco, Pouria Amirshahi, Christine Arrighi, Léa Balage El Mariky, Karim Ben Cheikh, Benoît Biteau, Arnaud Bonnet, Nicolas Bonnet, Cyrielle Chatelain, Hendrik Davi, Emmanuel Duplessy, Charles Fournier, Marie-Charlotte Garin, Damien Girard, Steevy Gustave, Catherine Hervieu, Jérémie Iordanoff, Julie Laernoes, Tristan Lahais, Benjamin Lucas-Lundy, Julie Ozenne, Sébastien Peytavie, Marie Pochon, Jean-Claude Raux, Sandra Regol, Jean-Louis Roumégas, Eva Sas, Sabrina Sebaihi, Danielle Simonnet, Sophie Taillé-Polian, Boris Tavernier, and Nicolas Thierry. #Démocratie #ZFE #Politique (translated)

Nasss explained that the person concerned had abstained because the text was being rewritten in the National Assembly by the right and the far right, and therefore did not know its final version. According to Nasss, she had requested that the two subjects be separated and that the concerned mention be removed in order to vote only on female genital mutilation, but the opposition had refused. Nasss believed that a favorable vote would have led to approving a rewritten text whose content was uncertain, while a vote against could have made her appear in favor of female genital mutilation. #Politique #AssembléeNationale #Excision (translated)