I just hope that they don’t vote for a right-wing, pro-car, climate-change denying party and mayor during the next election. It’s just how things seem to be going across the EU. But if there’s a greater move away from US money and media, we might see a decrease of right-wing, populist power as their money and influence sources dry up.
There’s an institutional quirk that protects against that outcome in Paris, and in fact explains the whole success story. It’s that the historical city limits were not expanded in line with urbanisation. This has given the dense city center and its voters - who tend not to own cars - disproportionate political influence over the whole urban area.
In a way it’s an inverse example of the conservative bias of the US political system, which gives disproportionate influence to exurbs and rural areas.
I just hope that they don’t vote for a right-wing, pro-car, climate-change denying party and mayor during the next election. It’s just how things seem to be going across the EU. But if there’s a greater move away from US money and media, we might see a decrease of right-wing, populist power as their money and influence sources dry up.
There’s an institutional quirk that protects against that outcome in Paris, and in fact explains the whole success story. It’s that the historical city limits were not expanded in line with urbanisation. This has given the dense city center and its voters - who tend not to own cars - disproportionate political influence over the whole urban area.
In a way it’s an inverse example of the conservative bias of the US political system, which gives disproportionate influence to exurbs and rural areas.
Interesting, do you have more information about this?