Russia is a divisive theme in the legislative campaign in France. On the Russian side, the media are having a field day over a country described as being on fire and blood.
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Franco-French political life is usually little covered by the Russian media, or only by the small end of the lens. But since June 16, the Russian media and particularly television have become passionate, in their own way, about French political life. We hear a lot of French names there. The reading that most Russian media make is that Emmanuel Macron has caused a catastrophe. And they never miss an opportunity to bash the French president, like presenter Andrey Dobrov.
“Whatever the outcome of the legislative elections, Emmanuel Macron has already declared that he will not resign even if Parliament opposes him, underlines the presenter, even if the wolves gnaw his legs, even if he goes to hell after his death. Because for Macron, the most important thing is not the fate of people or their country. The most important thing is one’s own destiny.”
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The Russian media describe a France in fire and blood, emphasizing images of demonstrations and the risk of France becoming ungovernable, implicitly underscoring the weakness of Western democracies. Few, however, take a side position. Only the tabloid can Moskovskaia Komsomolskaia sees in these elections a clash between pro-Western and pro-Russian, describing Jordan Bardella as “Interesting handsome guy” because he once said that Crimea was Russian.
