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Olivier Babeau wrote that France was collapsing under the weight of a social protection system that it could no longer afford to finance and, to a lesser extent, of a state that was too large and needed to be profoundly modernized. He believed that the denial of this situation structured the public debate and that there was nothing else to understand. #France #Société #Économie (translated)

"Pro-Palestinian yes, we all agree: we are pro-Palestinian," says Ana, 21, who has been at Puerta del Sol since the early days. Now, terrorists... Terrorism is what the people of Núcleo Nacional do, who still roam the streets. "Now, terrorists... Terrorism is what the people of Núcleo Nacional do, who still roam the streets," she says, referring to a neo-Nazi group that last Saturday tried to sabotage the camp. I personally believe they want some group to get the idea and say: 'Okay, let's all organize and evict this.' Because the police are not evicting us. "I personally believe they want some group to get the idea and say: 'Okay, let's all organize and evict this.' Because the police are not evicting us," Ana thinks. What we are trying to do is to avoid any kind of altercation. "The agents pass by here, they see us managing what happens inside and outside the camp... What we are trying to do is to avoid any kind of altercation," she assures. Ayuso and Almeida are trying to give an image of the camp that does not correspond to reality. "Ayuso and Almeida are trying to give an image of the camp that does not correspond to reality," Ana concludes. When people approach and stop to talk to one of us, they realize that we are here debating and organizing discussions. We are open to talking and explaining what we do. "When people approach and stop to talk to one of us, they realize that we are here debating and organizing discussions. We are open to talking and explaining what we do," she adds. #AcampadaSol #ViviendaDigna #Terrosimo (translated)

R. Glucksmann claims that he 'pees on me'. Recently, he announced that he was going to 'fold me'. We can see how he adopts the 'method of nuance' that he recommends and the 'refusal of the brutalization of the debate' that he proclaims," Jean-Luc Mélenchon replied on X, as a duel was established between representatives of two very different lefts. #primairedelagauche #RaphaëlGlucksmann #PlacePublique (translated)

Zdeněk Šarapatka thanked his supporters and stated that their support helped him get back on his feet after the results of the Senate elections. According to him, the campaign in Prague 5 and 13 was not a fair competition about topics, but a contest over billboards. He claimed that one of the candidates was running a concurrent campaign for the Senate and the Prague City Hall, transferring funds between them, including money from a company building houses. According to Šarapatka, the state supervision office did not respond to the violations of the rules. The candidate, he claimed, received 14,606 votes out of a total of 45,782. Šarapatka also criticized the ODS, which, according to him, despite an agreement with his TOP 09, fielded its own candidate, thereby reducing the chances of defeating Václav Láska. He stated that their candidate hardly presented political positions during public appearances and instead relied on a romanticized story about the students' relationship with the school principal. He added that the students of the candidate's school, according to Šarapatka, got involved in the campaign, even though the principal was balancing on the edge of the education law. The candidate received 12,162 votes out of 45,782. As an earlier example of the split with ODS, Šarapatka mentioned its member Benda, who, according to him, appointed Matocha and Xaver Veselý to the Czech Television Council. He claimed that part of ODS contributed to his failure in the election despite the party agreements at that time. He also recalled that six years ago, at ODS's request, he supported its candidate in the second round of the Senate elections in Mělník, whom he claimed he had not seen publicly appear in the Senate since then. Šarapatka stated that he would not make the same mistake again. According to him, the result meant that there would be no amendment to the lustration law nor security clearances for government members and their deputies, and that there would be no qualified fight for a free Czech Radio and Czech Television. At the same time, he urged his supporters to keep going. #politika #volby #Senát (translated)

The former prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho left open the possibility of a return to politics if the PSD does not achieve satisfactory results in the elections, highlighting the need for significant interventions in the public debate, especially regarding reforms of the National Health System. #PedroPassosCoelho #PSD #SistemaDeSaúde (translated)

Pedro Passos Coelho, the former prime minister, admitted that he could consider a return to politics if the PSD does not achieve satisfactory results, highlighting the need to discuss the possibility of alliances and reforms, especially in the area of health. #PedroPassosCoelho #PSD #notícias (translated)

In March, Joe Kent, the director of the national counter-terrorism center, resigned because of the war with Iran, writing in the letter that his wife had died in a war manufactured by Israel, and the next day, he was on Carlson's show explaining it. #DebatePolítico #Conservadorismo #HistóriaBritânica (translated)

Why fight the Second World War in the first place? The soundbite that circulated the world was "why fight the Second World War in the first place?", and being directed at the man that Carlson had announced as the greatest warmonger in England was not an accident. #DebatePolítico #Conservadorismo #HistóriaBritânica (translated)

In the debate between Tucker Carlson and Jacob Rees-Mogg about how to avoid a war between Britain and Russia, the deep divergences between Carlson's non-interventionism and Rees-Mogg's Atlanticism became evident, highlighting the tension within British conservatism. #DebatePolítico #Conservadorismo #HistóriaBritânica (translated)

Pedro Passos Coelho says that he acknowledges he has the duty and responsibility to intervene in the public debate and admits that he would consider returning to active politics if he thought he could add something positive to the country. #PedroPassosCoelho #PSDNasEleições #SaúdePortugal (translated)

Stepsen wrote that a post pinned to his profile against the AfD received 1,000 likes and 48 comments, most of which disagreed. Previously, the ratio of likes to comments was about 1:1, now it is 20:1. He interpreted this as a sign that many AfD bots had disappeared from X. He also wrote that Russian propaganda was decreasing; this could allow the online discourse to recover. He described the day as good for X, the online debate, and Germany, and contrasted the colors of the German flag with the blue hearts and the Russian flag. #AfD #OnlineDebatte #Deutschland (translated)

Marek Stoniš wrote that the debate about the future Prague coalition was only about the pace of the city's "Berlinization." He distinguished between an ultra-left variant made up of STAN, the Pirates, and Prague Together without ODS, and a left coalition of STAN with ODS without the Pirates; the former would mean a faster progress according to him, the latter just a quick one. #Praha #politika #vláda (translated)

Timo Lehmann wrote that Diether Dehm claimed in his speech at the Compact Dinner that Lehmann is a BND agent. Dehm has been making this accusation for years, Lehmann added. He himself is not a BND agent; however, Dehm was listed as an informant by the Stasi. https://t.co/2zXEkeMrqM #Politik #Wahrheit #Debatte (translated)

The Political Axis stated that Lula (PT), trailing in the polls, focused on the youth during an event in Paulista and tried to mobilize the grassroots for the second round. According to the profile, the Political Debate Monitor at USP could not estimate the audience because the Presidency prohibited the use of drones. https://t.co/6wD2AM6hbb #Lula #Eleições2022 #Juventude (translated)