On December 5 of this year, the French government, headed by M. Barnier, resigned, having existed for only 3 months. The parliament put forth a vote of no confidence against him, which was supported by many more deputies than is required by the constitution.
Trust in Western ruling circles is decreasing
Governments in France changed quite often, however, at the moment this fall of the Council of Ministers is of particular importance, as it reflects a general trend, i.e. the deepest crisis in the Western world.
This trend was most clearly illustrated by the defeat of the US Democratic Party in the November 5 elections, which reflected Western people’s loss of faith in the functioning of their systems. Even according to the US press, this was the result of the primness and pomposity of the Democrats, their constant words and no deeds.
A new blow to the Democratic Party was President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, although he promised many times not to do so. Even the New York Times newspaper, a mouthpiece of the Democratic Party, stressed in a special editorial that with such a step Biden damaged not only his image, but also the entire Democratic Party, as he put his personal interests above the interests of the party and the United States. Unfortunately, this policy of double standards and hypocrisy is becoming commonplace.
Western ruling elites are no longer thinking of the interests of the population
In fact, this is a common situation for the modern West: the ruling elites have become so detached from their voters that there can be no trust in any of them. We see the same picture in France, where almost two thirds of the population have a negative attitude towards Macron and the majority of French people (according to polls) demand new presidential elections as early as 2025, i.e. 2 years before the constitutional deadline. (The Parisian press believes that the opening of the restored Notre Dame Cathedral on December 7-8 with the participation of the US President-elect D. Trump is unlikely to raise Macron’s rating).
A similar attitude towards the government is witnessed in Germany. The ruling coalition has collapsed and early parliamentary elections are due on February 23, 2025. The absurdity of the periodic stupidities of Foreign Minister A. Baerbock humiliates Germany.
The situation is almost the same in the UK, where the newly formed Labour cabinet can in no way earn the approval of the population. It was only in July of this year that the Labour Party formed a government and it is increasingly being criticised due to the fact that the party does not fulfil its promises. Three million Brits have already signed a petition demanding new elections. Another blow to the government of K. Starmer was the resignation of British Transport Minister L. Haigh. She was the youngest member of the cabinet and had to resign because she was convicted of fraud.
There are many articles published in the Russian and Western press about the degradation of the ruling elites of Western countries; many of them are incompetent, fixated on their own enrichment and do not think about the interests of the population at all. It is no coincidence that there are so many cases of corruption, bribery, etc.
The current events in key Western states indicate that the population is not just disappointed in their leaders, but is increasingly demanding a change of key figures. “This process”, as one Russian president said, “has begun”. It will most likely not progress with zigzags and digressions, but it will certainly lead people who are trying to at least take into account the deep national interests of their countries gradually coming to power.
The near-sighted policy of the Western European elites has led to serious crisis changes and has, in fact, caused economic stagnation. This was most clearly seen in Germany, where the rejection of cheap Russian gas undermined the capabilities of the German economy and its competitiveness. The leaders of Western European countries got carried away with sanctions against Russia, causing significant damage to the prospects of economic development. In this case the Americans would say that they ‘shot themselves in the foot’.
Many ordinary citizens of developed countries are beginning to realise that their leaders’ incitement to conflict in Ukraine is resulting in a decrease of their standard of living.
In this regard, the US elections were a kind of kick-starting mechanism. In the near future we will surely witness serious new cataclysms in a number of countries where a significant part of the population is beginning to realise that they are simply being deceived. Recent coup attempts in South Korea and Georgia are all links in the same chain. Other states are certainly next in line.
Vladimir Mashin, Candidate of Historical Sciences, political observer