Why The Elections In France And The U.K. Are Bad News

Steve Forbes explains why the recent elections in France and the U.K. have exposed the failure of centrist leaders to enact positive policies and allowed the door to open to far right and far left extremist politics.

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[thegreatODEN]

You immediately lose any credibility when you describe Rishi Sunak's Tory government in the UK as "centrist".

[natesbored]

Forbes going full fascist
Follow the money!

[TPT]

To describe the previous conservative government as centrist is ludicrous.

[robcat]

Rich people have a way of being uniquely out-of-tune with good sense. They are much like PhDs... they think because they know quite a bit about one thing that they know quite a bit about everything. More than you!

[Mrskateboardboy]

Both France and the Uk, and Europe and NA generally, have ignored the concerns of their respective citizens. That is why sitting governments are being toppled. The voters are PUNISHING the government of the day by NOT voting for them, or, in the case of France, possibly interference by the President to influence the outcome. Few governments attempt to govern their countries well; they are more concerned about clinging to power!!

[nazfrde]

If Steve Forbes things they are bad news, I am going to go out and dance in the streets.

[JupiterPlanet]

Much respect for the French and UK voters. French and UK voters are good people.

[jorgecarrillo]

To see Elite concerned on Democracy Results makes me trust in Democracy.

[williamstewart]

What's the solution? Limit illegal migration for one.

[thornil]

It is great news, if Forbes says it is bad.

[fabianp.]

It’s all about forced Islamization of our countries.

[markgamble]

It’s about time western governments actually started working for a country’s people instead of their own self interest and personal agendas!

[RobnPhx]

Taxes are excessive, funding far away wars. Meanwhile, citizens paying for these same wars are going broke. Taxation without representation.

[KS-hw]

seriously what is this Nazi central publishing ltd?

[leskfan]

Steve Forbes knew no one would watch him on his own channel so he decided to put his video on the Forbes channel that has 1.68 million subscribers. Sad.

[polyphonics]

Labour and the Conservatives have pulled the UK Left over time to the point that the Centre is now on the Right. 80% of all voters in the UK did not vote for Labour. The UK voting system (First Past The Post) is not a proportional system so with less than 34% of the vote Labour are able to claim a landslide victory. In a proportional system the UK would need a coalition government. If you accept that proportional is more democratic then you have to accept that the UK currently has a minority government but I don't expect any people in any other foreign country to start protesting for electoral reform in the UK. France are (in my opinion) worse than the UK, their two round voting system enables tactical voting in the second round to ensure that (in this case) the Right wing party cannot take power despite having won the first round. The EU has lots of requirements that members need to meet yet despite the fact that most EU countries use proportional voting systems, for some reason a common standard of voting is not pushed by the EU which makes me believe that both countries use their respective systems to ensure that only one of two parties can ever form a government and as that suits the EU for the UK & France (when the UK was still a member of the EU) the issue of an EU wide standard never got pushed.

[fastpistonx]

Forbes said it as it is backed by facts.

[Eyeluvlola]

He leaves out the effect of corruption and greed. I guess the rich are not rich enough.

[scottnyc]

What is “far right” in today’s day and age?I never hear or see “far left” in the media and where is the dividing lines?

[Toodyslexicforyou]

Kier is an extremist apparently now 😂😂😂😂 next you’ll tell me the colour beige is more colourful than the rainbow.