While their process is rigged like those in all fake democracies, I’ve never heard anyone suggest France’s system is totally controlled the way the US’s is. Therefore, as Mr. Macron’s gamble pays off, one can only assume the French people are suicidal idiots. Going forward, a military coup will probably France’s best or only option for survival – which may violate the collective will of the French. The only good thing about these elections is that they are quite similar, in ways, to part of the plot of AURELIUS (which I need to finish!).
For everyone besides the French, if your country and its government are not regularly accused to being an authoritarian dictatorship by the clowns, then you probably have a major problem. Ever a poor idea, democracy is dead.
UPDATE: “France’s New Popular Front leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon says France must officially recognize Palestine as an independent and sovereign state.” He’s right, they should. I wonder if he feels the same way about France.