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well, he is a right wing candidate. Not as right wing as Le Pen, but that doesn't make him left wing.
by kome 10y ago
well, he is a right wing candidate. Not as right wing as Le Pen, but that doesn't make him left wing.
- lucasmullens 10y agoIs there an objective, global "right wing" and "left wing", is this relative to France? Compared to the US most European politicians seem pretty left.
- TillE 10y agoIt's really not a one-dimensional line. Compare the Democrats to Germany's center-right CDU/CSU, for example. The Democrats are well to their left on most social issues, but mostly to the right on economics. Macron is probably best defined as a neoliberal, a somewhat coarse-grained label which is nonetheless fairly well understood globally. Despite his previous party affiliation, he is not any flavor of socialist.
- linkregister 10y agoIt's relative to France. Globally, "left wing" and "right wing" would probably have little overlap: the left-wing Venezuelan leadership is authoritarian and pro-social services, the right-wing Le Pen is... authoritarian and pro-social services.
- threeseed 10y agoMacron is closer to a centrist. He is economically a bit more to the right. And socially a bit more to the left. He supports immigration. He is giving 18 years a culture pass and is spending more on education.