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(en) France, UCL AL #370 - Editorial - The Old World Is Dying (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Date Thu, 7 May 2026 07:24:02 +0300


The municipal saga is drawing to a close, the parties are tallying their points, and the media are commenting. An election marked above all by the continued rise in abstention. ---- Everywhere, and especially in rural areas, the population is turning away from the polls. On television, people are discussing a "rejection of politicians." But what if, rather than elected officials, the problem lies with bourgeois and liberal democracy itself? And what if, having experienced it so often, the masses have finally come to understand that the problem doesn't stem from the candidates?

In some cities, the call to block the far right through voting was strong, particularly in Marseille where the National Rally candidate was widely presented as being on the verge of victory. He will ultimately be defeated by more than 14 points, and without a massive mobilization: 45% abstention, only 3 points lower than in the first round. A miraculous illusion created by media framing.

But make no mistake: this election marks yet another real, slow but steady rise of the far right, which is increasingly establishing itself locally.

Everything points to a crisis of liberalism, whose disastrous policies have become undeniable. But while the alternative offered by the fascists is clear, the revolutionary camp is struggling to get its proposals off the ground and find popular support. Yet this is the only hope of ending this period of uncertainty before the monsters truly emerge.

UCL, March 24, 2026

https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Le-vieux-monde-se-meurt
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