A tale of two elections
The News Agents
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4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Jon and Lewis in France ahead of the first round of the French elections, which could see the far-right of French politics became the main political force in France.
And we report from Birmingham, following round an independent candidate who thinks he has a chance of beating Labour MP Shabana Mahmood. He's pretty controversial, and for good reason.
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.0 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:12.8 | On today's episode, you won't be surprised to hear that we're covering an election. |
| 0:17.3 | But it's not that one, because we are standing on the streets of Paris for perhaps the most important election this week. |
| 0:25.7 | It doesn't involve Rishishishinac, doesn't involve Kirstama, it involves the rise of the French far right. |
| 0:31.8 | And it has been a journey that has taken them from outsiders who grew out of Nazism and are now in the mainstream |
| 0:41.7 | of French politics. |
| 0:43.6 | And it would be an earthquake if as a result of the first round of these elections and there'll |
| 0:48.4 | be another round next Sunday, we end up with a far-right populist prime minister in one of the most powerful countries in Europe. |
| 0:57.8 | It's possible. Welcome to the newsagents. |
| 1:04.2 | The Newsagents. |
| 1:06.8 | Cé louis. |
| 1:08.0 | Cé jean. |
| 1:08.9 | Salue. |
| 1:09.8 | Okay, we're going to speak in English for the rest of the time now before this becomes a ridiculous |
| 1:13.9 | parody of a podcast. |
| 1:16.1 | But what we're going to do... |
| 1:17.1 | We're way past that. |
| 1:18.9 | There are authentic French sirens in the background. |
| 1:21.7 | It's got everything this episode. |
| 1:23.4 | Yeah, and by the time you're listening to this, you will have one up on us, which is you |
| 1:27.0 | will know the results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections. |
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