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In France, the Far Right Is Beating a Divided Left (jacobin.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to c/worldnews@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

One oft-leveled criticism was the heavy concentration of its electorate in certain social categories — present in large urban areas but far less so among other parts of the working class in towns and rural France. This issue is especially important given that Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National has enjoyed real momentum in these areas

Damn, it's like there's a common theme here with America's failing to reach the working class in towns and rural America leaving the right strong and the left divided.