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Sandrine Rousseau
@sandrinerousseau· The Ecologists – Europe Écologie Les Verts· Aug 21, 2026

Quelles sont vos propositions? Je n’ai pas entendu le Parti socialiste en avoir la moindre.»

"What are your proposals? I have not heard the Socialist Party have the slightest."

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Sandrine Rousseau
@sandrinerousseau· The Ecologists – Europe Écologie Les Verts· Aug 21, 2026

Aujourd’hui, à gauche, Jean-Luc Mélenchon a un programme qui s’affronte à ce défi écologique»

"Today, on the left, Jean-Luc Mélenchon has a program that confronts this ecological challenge"

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Sandrine Rousseau
@sandrinerousseau· The Ecologists – Europe Écologie Les Verts· Aug 21, 2026

Je trouve qu’elle occupe le terrain jusqu’à ce que les socialistes trouvent leur candidat»

"I find that she occupies the field until the socialists find their candidate"

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Sandrine Rousseau
@sandrinerousseau· The Ecologists – Europe Écologie Les Verts· Aug 21, 2026

Il faut demander à Marine Tondelier puisque visiblement, elle décide un peu toute seule des choses»

"we need to ask Marine Tondelier since clearly, she decides a bit all by herself"

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Sandrine Rousseau
@sandrinerousseau· The Ecologists – Europe Écologie Les Verts· Aug 21, 2026

Quand on a des places à gagner, on y va. Quand on n’a pas de place à gagner, on n’y va pas»

"When we have places to win, we go for it. When we have no places to win, we do not go for it"

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Sandrine Rousseau
@sandrinerousseau· The Ecologists – Europe Écologie Les Verts· Aug 21, 2026

Je ne comprends pas sa ligne»

"I do not understand her line"

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
@volodymyrzelenskyy· Aug 21, 2026

We continue, through our long-range sanctions, to bring the consequences of the war back to where it came from. Last night, our deep strikes hit an oil refinery in Perm, more than 1,600 km from the border, and the Marinovka military air…

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Yuichiro Tamaki
@yuichirotamaki· Democratic Party for the People· Aug 21, 2026

The DPP must become an organization that can continue to grow sustainably even without me.

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Mikihiko Hashimoto
@mikihikohashimoto· Democratic Party for the People· Aug 21, 2026

There are limits to having Yuichiro Tamaki handle policy, party organization and everything else.

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Mikihiko Hashimoto
@mikihikohashimoto· Democratic Party for the People· Aug 21, 2026

I am running to make the DPP a governing alternative to the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Gérald Darmanin
@gralddarmanin· Renaissance· Aug 21, 2026

J’ai décidé de ne pas rajouter de la division et donc de ne pas me présenter à l’élection présidentielle et de soutenir [...] Édouard Philippe»

"I decided not to add to the division and therefore not to run for the presidential election and to support [...] Édouard Philippe"

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Donald Tusk
@donaldtusk· Civic Coalition (KO)· Aug 21, 2026

Germany had a different opinion at the time. They changed their mind, but too late.

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Suna Kymäläinen
@sunakymlinen· Social Democratic Party of Finland· Aug 21, 2026

Tietenkin me toivoisimme, että näin isoja asioita ulospäin sanoessa olisi ollut yhteinen näkemys siitä, mistä on kysymys.

Of course, we would hope that when discussing such big issues outwardly, there would have been a common understanding of what it is about.

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Donald Tusk
@donaldtusk· Civic Coalition (KO)· Aug 21, 2026

Germany should certainly not prosecute those who, in a situation where their country has been attacked, take one action or another. I will not change my mind here, and I believe that those who built this pipeline should be ashamed, not…

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Marine Le Pen
@marinelepen· National Rally· Aug 21, 2026

Les taux auxquels emprunte la France atteignent de tristes records depuis la crise financière de 2008.

The rates at which France borrows are reaching sad records since the financial crisis of 2008.

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Marina Silva
@marinasilva· REDE· Aug 21, 2026

É lamentável que a mesma sociedade que diz que uma mulher não tem competência para votar, os mesmos políticos que dizem que uma mulher feia não deveria ser estuprada – dando um sinal de que, se ela for uma mulher bonita, então poderia ser…

It is lamentable that the same society that says a woman is not competent to vote, the same politicians who say an ugly woman should not be raped – signaling that if she is a beautiful woman, then she could be raped –…

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Marina Silva
@marinasilva· REDE· Aug 21, 2026

É preciso que você tenha políticas públicas que interditem esses menores, que esses menores não fiquem soltos na sociedade para criar problemas.

It is necessary to have public policies that restrict these minors, so that they do not remain free in society to create problems.

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Marina Silva
@marinasilva· REDE· Aug 21, 2026

Esse é um debate complexo e que evoca muitas vezes atitudes populistas que utilizam desse tema simplesmente para lacrar ou faturar em cima de algo dessa magnitude.

This is a complex debate that often evokes populist attitudes that use this theme simply to score points or profit from something of this magnitude.

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