Weidel and Le Pen Look Unstoppable, But The EU Has Tools (The Duran)

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00:00:00 Introduction: France's road to the 2027 election
00:01:16 How French parliamentary elections reshaped the left and center
00:02:39 The left fractures as Melenchon remains its most popular figure
00:03:45 Le Pen builds a commanding lead in the presidential race
00:06:33 Comparing Le Pen to Orban and Meloni
00:08:57 France's skepticism on Ukraine and its shifting foreign policy
00:11:03 Alice Weidel and the AfD's surge in Eastern Germany
00:12:29 On the ground impressions from small town and city Germany
00:14:05 Merz seen as a joke among German voters
00:16:23 Brussels in decline, the EU's fortress mentality, and Moscow compared

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 29, 2026.]