Undercurrents
Happening today beneath the surface
France’s north-south political divide
Source: Nicolas Lambert, Antoine Beroud and Ronan Ysebaert/RIATE
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Happening today beneath the surface
Source: Nicolas Lambert, Antoine Beroud and Ronan Ysebaert/RIATE
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Article de merde !
There is no particular north-south divide in France; There is, however, a metropolis-countries extreme divide. Here is the party who came first past the post on the first round :
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPs0B18XgAAAUoJ?format=png&name=4096×4096
F*** self-righteous urbanites. Let them grow their organic food inside the périphérique, and power themselves on locally produced renewable electricity..
Re: Right-wing votes in northern vs. southern France
Depending on how you set the algorithm/grid size for contouring a given data distribution, it is easy to create the impression that the country is largely right wing or not. With literally the same data. Check the size of the so-called “bull’s eyes” (informal term used in contouring) around major cities like Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse etc. This map has little actual value (if any at all).