So after doing some research for school, I've become really interested in European elections, primarily the French, Dutch, and German ones, and I thought this would be a good place to start a conversation about this stuff. Being an American, I'm not really taught about this kind of thing unless I take classes about it, but I find European political processes quite interesting, and knowing that there are many Europeans on Smogon (and probably at least a few that are interested in talking politics) I would like to spark a discussion.
On the French election in particular, I've found in my research that it could have a profound effect on the future of the EU, and the world in general, and as it is a decently close race between François Fillon, Emmanuel Macron, and Marine le Pen, as well as the other candidates (damn Europeans have a lot of them) I'd like to see who French natives on Smogon generally lean towards.
However this is not only about the French election. Feel free to discuss the aftermath of the Dutch election, the current German election, the debate on a second Scottish independence referendum, or any other European elections really.
I don't have any articles or websites to link here, but to Europeans, I, and probably many other Americans or Asians or Africans, do want to hear your point of view on your elections this year, so feel free to use this thread to discuss!
On the French election in particular, I've found in my research that it could have a profound effect on the future of the EU, and the world in general, and as it is a decently close race between François Fillon, Emmanuel Macron, and Marine le Pen, as well as the other candidates (damn Europeans have a lot of them) I'd like to see who French natives on Smogon generally lean towards.
However this is not only about the French election. Feel free to discuss the aftermath of the Dutch election, the current German election, the debate on a second Scottish independence referendum, or any other European elections really.
I don't have any articles or websites to link here, but to Europeans, I, and probably many other Americans or Asians or Africans, do want to hear your point of view on your elections this year, so feel free to use this thread to discuss!