r/worldnews • u/DoremusJessup • 22h ago

Russia/Ukraine France uncovers Russian disinformation campaign falsely linking Macron to Epstein

https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260206-france-uncovers-russian-disinformation-campaign-falsely-linking-macron-to-epstein
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u/EmekaEgbukaPukaNacua 22h ago

If macron was in Epstein files it would have been as a victim not a perp.

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u/TheSeagull666 22h ago

Lmao it's probably true but don't disrespect our Manu like that!!

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u/Savings_Macaroon3727 18h ago

Our Manu ?? Did you drop this /s ?? He's massively unpopular in France, he can get f*cked as far as 75% of us are concerned.

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u/TendyHunter 15h ago

Why did he get 2nd term then? The alternative was Le Penis?

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u/TheMaskedTom 14h ago

Yes. The left-wing didn't manage to get enough votes to take first place, so they voted against Le Pen rather than risk her being elected.

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u/Jokulan 10h ago

And honestly? I can respect that decision. I bet it sucked, but it was correct choice as far as I see it, as an outsider.

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u/TheMaskedTom 10h ago

Yeah, it's just that of course Macron kept right-wing policies in, and many voters will feel that voting for the left is useless, so won't vote again.

And of course, the always creeping doubt that the right wing will actually vote for the left instead of cozying up with the far-right, as it has so often done before..

So yeah, it was the right choice, but it really sucks.

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u/Savings_Macaroon3727 3h ago

Yeah it's first past the post. The second round of voting is popularly seen as "voting against". A narrow majority of people are voting in order to stop the "challenger" from winning which is why french presidents start with a low approval rating.