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The phantom revolution : the presidential and legislative elections of 2017
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Hewlett, Nick (2017) The phantom revolution : the presidential and legislative elections of 2017. Modern and Contemporary France, 25 (4). pp. 377-390. doi:10.1080/09639489.2017.1375643 ISSN 0963 9489.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09639489.2017.1375643
Abstract
The 2017 Presidential elections in France brought victory for President Emmanuel Macron, founder of a new party declaring itself above left and right, La République en Marche. The Parliamentary elections confirmed this success and brought an absolute majority of députés in support of the new president. Macron appointed a Prime Minister from the centre right, and ministers from both the centre left and centre right, alongside others who were non-aligned. But this attempt to go beyond traditional cleavages is not in fact the departure it has been described as by Macron and his allies, and it has much in common with the general orientation of many governments over the past few decades, of both left and right. In particular, it is highly neo-liberal, pro-business and at the same time socially liberal. Moreover, just as important as the governmental consequences of the elections are other aspects of the results, which may be of great long-term significance; these include the strong support for the Front national and Marine Le Pen, substantial support for alternative left Jean-Luc Mélenchon and La France Insoumise, record-high levels of spoiled ballots and abstentions, not to mention the historic defeat of the Parti socialiste and its consequent disarray.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > French Studies Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | France -- Politics and government -- 2012-, Elections -- France, Macron, Emmanuel, 1977- | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Modern and Contemporary France | ||||||
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | ||||||
ISSN: | 0963 9489 | ||||||
Official Date: | 30 October 2017 | ||||||
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Volume: | 25 | ||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 377-390 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/09639489.2017.1375643 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 January 2018 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 30 October 2019 |
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