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Macron slams two-term limit on French presidency as ‘damnable bullshit’ (www.politico.eu)
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[-] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

I was about to say I don’t think it’s misleading but honestly on a re-read the article leaves a lot open for interpretation.

French President Emmanuel Macron slammed the two-term constitutional limit that means he must step down in 2027 as “damnable bullshit” in comments at a meeting with party leaders on Wednesday.

According to the far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Macron said it was “damnable bullshit that one could not be re-elected”

The president was reportedly responding to a proposal by far-right leader Jordan Bardella, who was suggesting France switch to a single seven-year presidential term.

Like if you look at all of these together the article implies he’s talking about his own term limits, some unknown source presumably allied with Macron claims it was in response to Bardella, and the quote from Mélenchon could refer to either.

I couldn’t find any other context in English beyond this. I would assume he’s talking about his own limits and the responding to Bardella bit is him and his allies trying to give him political cover, but it’s genuinely unclear.

[-] NavalExplorer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Also, one should take into account the fact that Mélenchon was not there when this was said, at 3am. In French: https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/la-limitation-des-mandats-presidentiels-est-une-funeste-connerie-tacle-emmanuel-macron-20230831

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