"Playing on the opponents' ground always leads to defeat" - https://archive.is/20260910182226/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/09/10/macron-and-merz-two-losing-strategies-against-the-far-right_6757396_5.html#selection-3523.27-3523.32 Lemonde analysis of how Renzi's attempt to combat the far right in Italy ended up paving the way for Meloni - but that didn't stop Starmer, Macron, then Merz all repeating the same mistake. Just stupidity ? Or were these apparent centrists themselves infected by far-right ideology ?