Dramatis Personae: The Left

Jean-Luc Mélenchon dominates France's left-wing coalition. He's so nuts that a famous French Nazi-hunter says he'd vote for the far-right party (founded by the Waffen SS) before voting for him.

UPDATE:

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Time management hasn’t been my strong suit on this one. I should have aimed for enough brevity, at least, to send you the complete cast of characters before the first round. But I didn’t. Today, therefore, I’m sending the guide to the characters you absolutely must know before the results of the first round come out this evening, at 8 pm Paris time. I’ll let you know when they do: I trust that if you’ve followed the story so far, you’ll be keen to know.

If you’re just tuning in, read these first:

• Hunger Games: Fifth Republic. France has gone psycho. The Cosmopolitan Globalist has the guide you need. Part I.

• Dramatis Personae: Plotting, leaking, throat-slitting, backstabbing, purging, and more. Your guide to the wildest week in the history of postwar France. Part II(a).

• French Toast: David Berlinski introduces Éric Zemmour. Part II(b).

• Dramatis Personae, con’t: Marion Maréchal Le Pen becomes a star, betrays her aunt, defects to Zemmour, betrays Zemmour, defects back (and takes the money). Part II (c).

Or read this for an excellent overview: France on the Brink, by Arun Kapil.

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Arun has put up another post at Arun with a View, his website. It will surprise no one who knows us both to learn that I don’t agree with everything he writes. (But I always enjoy disagreeing with him.)