The French newspaper Les Echos has published an opinion piece titled ‘The Frenchmen’s Desire for Trumpism’,
where the authors analyze the results of a study on the degree of political trust, conducted by a Paris-based think tank, the Institute
of Political Studies.
A think piece titled The Frenchmen’s Desire for Trumpism has been published in the French newspaper Les Echos,
which summarized the results of a survey conducted by the Paris-based Institute of Political Studies which
sought to determine how much faith the French had in their leaders.
The newspaper noted that according to the study, the French would like more protection at the national level and at the
same time want
However this doesn’t mean the country is sliding left; quite the opposite.
According to The Economist, the French use the term ‘liberal’ to mean
Commenting on the matter, Veronique de Riche-Flores, chairwoman and founder of the independent
think tank RF Research, told Sputnik France that the deterioration of the geopolitical
and political situation has begun to “disturb” a rather large number of people.
She specifically cited
This concern is related to economic instruments used under the current policy, which lead to a
“I think the most important thing is that there is a sociological movement in support of economic individualism, which rapidly
turns into liberalism in its various forms,”
Asked about the reasons for this surge of French interest in economic patriotism and protectionism,
she pointed to transformations in the economic environment.
“Since the 2008 crisis, the economic environment has changed significantly, and attempts to ride out the crisis have failed,”
Riche-Flores also dwelt on whether there is some contradiction between the
French perception of Donald Trump personality and his statements regarding the economic sphere.
“It’s ironic, but I think it can be explained by the thirst for change and the fear caused by stagnation that has
been in place in the past few years,” she pointed out.
She also predicted that even though the US electorate, who swept Donald Trump to power,
will be unable to enjoy the fruits of his policy, hunger for power will certainly remain.
“It’s necessary to learn lessons from all this.
Meanwhile, supporters of the new US President mingling with anti-Trump protesters in downtown Washington,
DC told Sputnik they believe Donald Trump is an honest man who will improve economic prospects for Americans.
“People are going to think I’m insane but I think economically Trump will be good for the country,”
“more conscious economic liberalism.”
“faith in free markets and competition.”
“the concern that goes beyond the separate states and is already characteristic
for many countries today.”
“sufficiently widespread emergence of protectionist temptations”.
Riche-Flores said.
she said.
When facing economic and political paralysis, citizens want to shake up
everyone and see policy take the initiative once again,”
she concluded.
a Trump supporter named Carly said, adding that
“the only thing I’m really worried about is the environment.”
( Gagrule )
