Prime Minister François Bayrou sparked outrage from the opposition, and indignation from his allies, when he referred to a feeling taking root in France of being “flooded” by immigration. The prime minister was accused of citing the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory that has fuelled the far right for decades.
As always, Centrism gives Fascism a leg up.
Nothing new in France, Macron has been doing it since 2017. As someone smarter than me once wrote:
I would argue that the entirety of post-90s french politics is an accelerating drift towards fascistic centrism
I would not argue, I mainly agree with you minor a few exceptions.