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Events in France give us a reason to vote

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Monday April 22, 2002 09:16author by C. Report this post to the editors

The victory of Jean Marie le Pen in the first round of the French presidential elections show the need to get out and vote AGAINST certain people.

Having put the case that representative democracy offers no alternatives and is a diversion of our true political power, as per usual I am proved wrong immediately.

Jean Marie le Pen, leader of the far right Natinal Front, came second in the presidential election ballot. This means the run off will be between Le Pen and Jacques Chirac - leaving no left wing candidate for the first time since 1969.

I live in Dublin South Central - where apparently Aine ni Chonaill, encouraged by the v. low turnout in the by-election that elected Mary Upton, is planning to run. The thoughts that my abstention could lead to a seat for her mean that I now feel I have to vote - same as the French socialists who now must go out and vote decisively for Chirac.

If we abstain, do we not give the fascists a potential platform?

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Yes     Daithi    Mon Apr 22, 2002 11:00 
   I dont think so     eoghan ryan    Mon Apr 22, 2002 11:05 
   Not so simple     Andrew    Mon Apr 22, 2002 11:43 
   Democracy works?     K    Mon Apr 22, 2002 12:18 
   The french system is different but..     C.    Mon Apr 22, 2002 12:38 
   YES, C     Michael Ronan O'Connell    Mon Apr 22, 2002 12:45 
   Change the system?     Steve    Mon Apr 22, 2002 14:03 
   Follow it through     Andrew    Mon Apr 22, 2002 15:06 
   So we must vote fianna fail then?     badman    Mon Apr 22, 2002 15:12 
 10   What would you do if you had a vote in France now?     fuinseog    Mon Apr 22, 2002 16:58 
 11   Choosing the lesser evil?     Phuq Hedd    Mon Apr 22, 2002 19:01 
 12   Reality calling     fuinseog    Mon Apr 22, 2002 19:29 
 13   Logic answering     Phuq Hedd    Tue Apr 23, 2002 01:16 
 14   Erratum     Phuq Hedd    Tue Apr 23, 2002 01:28 
 15   Socialists shouldn't back either capitalist, for independence of workers movemetn     Finghin    Tue Apr 23, 2002 16:06 
 16   better a capitalist than a fascist any day     fuinseog    Tue Apr 23, 2002 18:43 
 17   surely politics is about more than voting???     Greg    Tue Apr 23, 2002 22:48 
 18   another erratum     Phuq Hedd    Wed Apr 24, 2002 01:51 


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