Marlon is away so Olly takes you through the complex negotiations on the eve of choosing a prime minister. The left still doesn't have a candidate! An intervention by friend of the show Stefano Palombarini puts Marine Tondellier in a tight spot and provokes a revolt in the ranks of the greens. The PS and the Communists have other ideas. The left di…

And she says "ow, that hurts!" In this episode Olly and Marlon discuss Laurence Tubiana, the PS, PCF, and Green candidate for NFP Prime Minister. They go over why LFI opposes her, her past and present Macron-compatibility, and her eco-anarchist offspring. Olly goes into one possible centrist scenario for a President of the National Assembly, which …

The initial upload of this episode cut off half the recording. It should now be fixed. Olly and Marlon discuss the day's news - this includes another front in the left's forever war, a rift opening up in the centrist camp, purges of the CFDT union of RN supporters and the battle for a spot on publicly funded tv continues. Song: Prose Elite by Medin…

Olly and Marlon recap today's French headlines - most notably the fact that a week has gone an still no PM has emerged. Olly's twitter @reality_manager Marlon's twitter @MarlonEttingerBy ollypoker666

Marlon discusses La Réunion president Huguette Bello's unlikely Prime Ministerial shot. He also goes over some of the objections to Bello in the role, including her positions on gay marriage over the years. And Marlon touches on who in French politics is condemning what looks like a Trump assassination attempt. Want your book, magazine, or website …

Marlon and Olly discuss the latest left wing grouping in France, L'Après, an outfit set up by some of the LFI dissidents. But are things as they seem in the new group? And who are they preparing the after for? More rigamarole on where the government will come from - the left or the right? The unions threaten to strike come the Olympics if Macron do…

The title says it all really. Macron clings to power and his party plots for the time after him. Marlon's twitter @MarlonEttinger Olly's twitter: @reality_manager Email us: Flep24pod@gmail.comBy ollypoker666

Marlon & Olly talk with Cassandre Begous to discuss everything about La France Insoumise. Cass, who's in LFI and well versed in all the debates inside it, helps them go deep on the tensions between LFI and the PCF, why exactly Alexis Corbière, Raquel Garrido, and others broke with Mélenchon, and what the next government will look like. Cass also te…

All the different forces are jockeying for power in the National Assembly. Who will govern? In a solo episode, Marlon breaks down the newspapers and the rumors. There's the New Popular Front, with LFI trying to impose, but with the Communist party scheming with the centrists, reveals a leaked recording. There's Xavier Bertrand, an LR heavyweight wh…

Marlon and Olly are joined by Jacobin's Europe editor David Broder to discuss the results, the sociology of the RN vote and how LFI might break out of its metropolitan niche. Marlon's twitter: @MarlonEttinger Olly's twitter: @reality_manager David's twitter: @broderly photo credit: Lukas HermsmeierBy ollypoker666

The round 2 results are in. Olly and Marlon eat humble pie as things look better for the left than previously thought. Though their analysis remains sharp! The RN still did very well and all of the focus on the left's factions is now highly relevant as the left attempts to form a government. Olly's Twitter: @reality_manager Marlon's Twitter @Marlon…

Olly gets stuck on a train, so Marlon goes solo on the eve of the voting day. Marlon talks about speculation about possible RN ministers, and gives an update on the Horaces surrounding Marine Le Pen. Marlon talks about the latest thinking on a coalition of the soft left and the center, and how not everybody in Macron's camp thinks that's necessaril…

Marlon and Olly talk about the possibility of an abstentionist surge ahead of the second round of the vote on Sunday. "I don't want to do anything stupid," says one voter. Olly watched the final debate/interview and talks about Clémence Guetté and Jordan Bardell's performances. A bone-chilling, truly thuggish plot against a Reinaissance candidate r…

A short episode where Olly and Marlon hit the news, go over the latest developments on the prospect of a soft left coalition led by Attal, and integrating the right wing flank of the New Popular Front. Marlon also talks about the new political phenomenon in the country...the inspiring Green Queen Tondelier. Meanwhile, the Green Party leadership dis…

Marlon and Olly go through some of the racist, creepy, and boneheaded statements from RN candidates, including one who isn't around, one who took hostages (she'd rather not talk about it for now), and a bunch of just racist ones. Marlon also talks about a Macronist plot against a former minister to get an RN deputy elected. And Olly talks with some…

Marlon and Olly talk desistments, Bollore's secret campaign, the campaigns of the LFI dissidents and the sociology of the RN vote. Marlon's substack: https://footnotesnews.substack.com/ Olly's article on Bollorisation is available here: https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/02/how-far-right-billionaires-are-destroying-french-politics-and-what-the-uk-must…

Olly and Marlon go over the results in greater detail and politely disagree about the quandry the left is faced with. A useful map of the different circonscriptions https://www.contexte.com/article/pouvoirs/carte-des-legislatives-2024_193466.html? Olly's reaction to the results: https://unherd.com/newsroom/has-marine-le-pen-conquered-the-centrists/…

The results are in. In a coup for FLEP24, but absolutely not for the people of France, they were as we predicted and the RN are the largest party. Olly and Marlon go over the results, the voter sociology and the shape of the 'triangular' showdowns to come. Unsurprisingly that shape is a triangle. Marlon's Twitter @MarlonEttinger Olly's Twitter @rea…

Olly and Marlon recap the past 3 weeks of a wild election campaign. That campaign is over. The first round votes will be cast on Sunday, June 30th. From a shock left wing alliance, to a union of the right, and every politician locking themselves in their party offices in between, this is an excellent overview of the past 19 episodes of our daily lo…

Olly and Marlon cover another day in French politics. They discuss the mood in France, which it turns out is mostly racist. Olly's Twitter: @reality_manager Marlon's Twitter: @MarlonEttingerBy ollypoker666

Meyer Habib threatens to sue Delogu. Olly and Marlon discuss this, and other developments such as the stunning hypocrisy of the French political class on racism. Marlon's Twitter: @MarlonEttinger Olly's Twitter: @reality_managerBy ollypoker666

Olly's out today, so Marlon performs the labour of a Heracles and gives a run through of the right's campaign against Mélenchon for Prime Minister. Marlon also looks at the recent polling which might have things looking closer than ever, the history of RN's hotly contest national preference policy, and touches on some of the night's debate (which F…

Marlon and Olly meet up in La Villette to recap the second week of the French legislative elections in 2024. Birds, laughing children, and a beautiful sunny day can't stop them from discussing the political state of play in that country of countries France, that city of cities, Paris. They talk about the consolidation of the right wing block, the p…

Olly and Marlon recap the news - Mélenchon continues to be monstered by the press and Olly points out the centre left are high on their own supply. Marlon talks about a meal between Darmanin and Edouard Phillipe (sorry again) and their post-Macron plan. They also discuss the more fleshed out proposals of the RN's plan. Marlon's Twitter @MarlonEttin…

In today's episode we talk about Mélenchon's prime ministerial plans, his opinion of Bardella, and the far right's designation by the Interior Ministry. Marlon gets a piece of mail from a shadowy figure from the past, and Olly goes deep on New Caledonian independence and fascists training in the woods. Plus more polls: most people think RN will win…

Today's episode takes us over the latest polling, which looks a little better for the left but still shows just how far off they are. The right's got all the momentum just over week out, with Macron nowhere to be seen. Olly talks about bond markets and a potential bank-run, and Marlon questions the ten-year bond yield rates. Marlon goes over some o…

Attal presents the centrist programme, to no one's surprise it's copying the other two blocs, though presumably they'll only do the right's half. Mélenchon continues to be Corbynified and we talk a little more about Marion Maréchal's heist. Marlon's twitter @MarlonEttinger Olly's twitter @reality_manager…

Macron and Darmanin reveal just how right wing they actually are with rhetoric taken from Action Française. Marion Maréchal betrays Zemmour again. Roussel objects to one of LFI's candidates and Olly is fed a line by Ruffin's camp that the guy's analyse. Olly's piece on Macronism in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024…

The dissident left wing candidates rallied in Montreuil, and the press is whirling with reports about their next moves. Is a millionaire funding them? Olly has an update from deep within the bowels of LFI about worries about so-called internal democracy. Marlon talks a lot about pensions. The best time to start investing was 10 years ago. The secon…

Ciotti finds himself in legal trouble and Olly suspects lawfare.By ollypoker666

Marlon and Olly talk you through the new developments of the French legislative elections and analyse the crazy week of French politics.By ollypoker666

Another short one today as Marlon is on the road this time. Long one coming tomorrow. Tensions on the left again.By ollypoker666

Ciotti goes for lunch with Bollore and then for dinner with Bollore. The left's negotiations are suspended before a breakthrough. Olly and Marlon go on a tangent about the role of the Gaza genocide in French politics.By ollypoker666

Marion Maréchal stabs Zemmour in the back. Macron makes a speech that no one listens to. LFI and the PS divvy up seats and a procedural coup prevents Marlon from voting. Journalists Marlon Ettinger and Olly Haynes continue their analysis of the French Legislative Elections 2024By ollypoker666

Journalists Marlon Ettinger and Olly Haynes discuss the rapidly shifting landscape of French politics. Good news! the left unified! Bad news! so did the right! News that seems inconsequential given the showdown that's coming! Some centrists might also unify!By ollypoker666

Journalists Marlon Ettinger and Olly Haynes discuss Macron's decision to call a snap election, why he did, the possibility of a union of the left, and the increasingly strong far-right. Marlon's Twitter: @MarlonEttinger Olly's Twitter: @reality_manager Music: Once in Paris by Pump Up the MindBy ollypoker666