Harvey Feigenbaum

“What he ended up doing was attracting the moderate voters from the parties of the moderate left and the parties from the moderate right, and essentially destroyed those parties,”

Harvey Feigenbaum · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10

Feigenbaum argued that Macron's centrist strategy weakened France's established moderate parties without creating a durable governing coalition.

“Macron is a smart man, but he's a terrible politician,”

Harvey Feigenbaum · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10

Feigenbaum argued that the collapse of the traditional political center helped create space for more ideologically polarized movements.

“They're not being organized by some, you know, some mastermind at the national level, at least as far as anyone knows,”

Harvey Feigenbaum · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10

Feigenbaum described some violent perpetrators as fringe provocateurs who exploit broader demonstrations without necessarily directing them.

“France is in deep debt. It wants to cut its expenses,”

Harvey Feigenbaum · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10

Feigenbaum told Fox News Digital that France's underlying problem is a government caught between expensive social commitments, sluggish growth, and pressure to cut spending.

“Even if the government wanted to do something coherent, they simply don't have the votes to do it,”

Harvey Feigenbaum · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10

Feigenbaum commented on the political paralysis after snap parliamentary elections in 2024 produced a divided National Assembly without a governing majority.