True Power
The French are currently having their parliamentary elections and the results are making all sorts of headlines. While everyone waits to see if Marine Le Pen will finally win an outright majority in France, am more intrigued by the origins of the elections in the first place. You see, the French weren't due to hold parliamentary elections for another three before the Predisent, Emmanuel Macron called for them following the poor performance of his party at the European parliamentary elections.
Am a bit confused by the decision, even though I get the reasoning behind it. The status quo would've been frustrating to work with in parliament, but regardless a good showing would have set the tone for Macron to solidify his rule and get the backing of the French people. It seems like an unnecessary gamble to me. Am always intrigued when people are willing to give up power when others are literally ready to die on the seat. It is why people like Nelson Mandela will always be revered, because they understood what I believe to be the fundamental truth of power.
True power isn't afraid of position. Leaders in many third World countries have failed to realise this. Many kill their own citizens to hang on to the seat of power making me sometimes question my own fundamental beliefs. Yet the evidence supports this. Most sit tight leaders end up steering their citizens down a rather deep end that they can't quite wriggle out from. Many end up being kings of graveyards and deserts, rather than thriving societies. It makes me wonder why hanging on to power like it is a personal possession is even remotely considered acceptable.
Macron may have taken a big hit from his rather unnecessary election call, but I can't quite respect the decision. One shouldn't be insistent on being at the helm of affairs if rejected by the people who we claim to serve. True power is rather all too easy to give away. What's the point in being only a king of the graveyard anyways?
I wonder what the history books will say about Macron's move and what comes next. I wonder whether other countries will follow a swing to the left after too many years to the right or populist / nationalist side of things? What will this version of New Labour look like tomorrow morning? Where will democracy as an idea head next confronted by the realities of this emerging "multi-polar" view of things. Oh, and what about the U$D - how long will its seat at as the head of the Global Reserve Currency hold. Sometimes things move quickly. Other times it feels like paint drying!!
President Macron's dissolution of the National Assembly was, in my opinion, a trap against the Rassemblement National (Le Pen).
He had intended to appoint Jordan Bardella (RN) as Prime Minister, but the latter refused in advance if he didn't have an absolute majority of deputies.
Indeed, with a relative majority, he would have had to resign from his first bill, as an absolute majority of deputies would have voted a motion of censure against him.
Then Macron would have appointed a prime minister of his choice and of his clan.
We'll see on Sunday, but I think we're heading for a socialist-leaning government with François Ruffin, a dissident of LFI, as prime minister.
After all, Macron is a former socialist. 😀
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I totally get your point about power and leadership dear friend. True power does come from knowing when to step down gracefully.
He knew the longer he remained in charge the less chance he had later on. His position was just untenable and he would have had an uprising on his hands with his migration policies. This will play out across all European countries within the next 24 months. Everyone new it was only a mater of time before the EU system fell apart. You cannot have all the countries dictated to via Brussels.