Von der Leyen says ‘centre is holding’ as far right surges in EU elections – as it happened
www.theguardian.com
European commission president says ‘there remains a majority in the centre for a strong Europe’ as far right makes huge gains across continent; Emmanuel Macron makes shock election move

"Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7.

The French president said that he can’t pretend nothing has happened, that the outcome of the EU election is not good for his government and that the rise of nationalists is a danger for France and Europe."

  • Prandom_returns@lemm.eeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    …and nobody controls the flow of information.

    I think democracy is shit, when paired with unbridled capitalism and rampant disinformation & misinformation.

    That doesn’t mean I have an alternative. But it’s definitely not anarchy.