April 23, 2007
Sarkozy and Royal in Runoff
France had an election yesterday, and I thought whomever came out on top would win the whole enchilada, but apparently there will now be a runoff between the two top contenders, since it was a multi-party race. From WaPo:
PARIS (Reuters) - French presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal went back to the campaign trail on Monday as they battled for votes from the undecided centre ground that will be key to their May 6 runoff.
Sunday's first round ballot set up a classic race between left and right in France after Sarkozy, the conservative former interior minister, scored a resounding win with 31.2 percent against 25.9 percent for the Socialist candidate Royal.
Opinion polls give Sarkozy a firm edge heading into the decisive second round, with between 52-54 percent support against 46-48 percent for Royal.
But the result had both candidates eyeing supporters of centrist Francois Bayrou, who captured 18.6 percent of the vote after a dynamic campaign based on a pledge to sweep aside the ruling elite and overcome traditional political divides.
From everything I've seen, Segolene Royal seems a lot like Mrs. Bill Clinton: looking to be her country's first woman president, big on socialism, big ego...pretty much a nightmare.
Sarkozy will, in my opinion, be the kick in the pants France needs. He "was unapologetic when one of Royal's fellow socialists called him an ''American neo-conservative with a French passport.''' He is also proposing tough immigration law, both by cracking down on illegal immigrants and by setting higher standards for those admitted legally. (Are you listening Mr. Bush?)
Here's what I like best about him:
Unlike most of the French ruling class, Mr Sarkozy did not go to the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, but trained as a lawyer.
See, most of the people who end up in positions of power in France go to the school mentioned above for the sole purpose of entering government, and so don't have any clue as to what the real world and real people are like. It makes me wonder why the French bothered overthrowing their royalty -- it seems as though today's governing group is royalty, but without the fancy titles and crowns to go with it.
But France will get the president it deserves, which means it probably won't be the president I think it should have. I'll be very interested to see who is the final winner on May 6.
Show Comments
Awesome stuff you guys got here. I really like the theme of the website and how well you organized the content. It's a marvelous job I will come back and check you out sometime.
Posted by: Pisa Hotels at September 18, 2011 08:07 AMHeya i’m for the first time here. I found this board and I find It really useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to give something back and aid others like you helped me.
Posted by: mannequin head at September 22, 2011 11:07 PMExcellent post. I was checking constantly this blog and I'm impressed! Extremely helpful info specially the last part :) I care for such information a lot. I was looking for this particular info for a very long time. Thank you and good luck.
Posted by: Japanese Hair Straightening at September 23, 2011 11:29 AMthank for your articleWhen winter comes game which ,i s an interesting way to play if you feel bored เกมส์ การเล่นเกมส์นั้นสนุกมาก โดยเฉพาะเล่นในหน้าหนาว นั่งผิวปากเพลินๆ เกมส์ออนไลน์ ก็เป็นอีกทางเลือกหนึ่ง ทางพันธุศาสตร์ที่จะเลือกเก็บเกี่ยวเกมส์ที่น่าสนุก บอกเธอว่าเข้าใจ
games การเดินทางแสนวิเศษ you can adventure on เกมส์ต่อสู้ ความพอใจในการเฝ้ารอไม่ว่าคำตอบจะเป็นเช่นใด เกมส์ปลูกผัก เดินทางด้วยรองเท้าแตะต้องระวังของแหลมคมบาดเท้า i'm ok,you are ok , i love you เกมส์ทำอาหาร การเล่นเกมส์แนวๆการ์ตูนเช่น เกมส์เบ็นเท็น ไม่ค่อยเหมือนเกมส์เด็กผู้หญิง ที่ฝึกเล่นเกมส์แต่งตัวใน เกมส์แต่งตัว ฝึกการมองมิติสัมพันธ์กับเกมส์จับคู่ของวิเศษ เกมส์จับคู่ ลองสัมผัสไออุ่น เล่นเกมส์ใหม่ๆกันดูมั้ย game
Great post. I was checking constantly this weblog and I am inspired! Very helpful info specifically the last section :) I care for such information much. I was seeking this certain info for a very lengthy time. Thanks and good luck.
Posted by: Shakia Ponessa at November 25, 2011 12:47 PMThank you for another informative blog. The place else may just I am getting that type of information written in such an ideal way? I've a challenge that I'm just now running on, and I have been at the look out for such info.
Posted by: american idol episode at November 26, 2011 06:54 AMHeya i am for the first time here. I came across this board and I find It really useful & it helped me out a lot. I'm hoping to offer something again and aid others like you helped me.
Posted by: the closer at November 26, 2011 09:51 AMwhoah this weblog is fantastic i love studying your posts. Stay up the good paintings! You understand, many individuals are hunting round for this information, you can aid them greatly.
Posted by: study spanish translator at November 26, 2011 06:25 PMexcellent submit, very informative. I'm wondering why the opposite experts of this sector do not understand this. You must proceed your writing. I'm confident, you've a huge readers' base already!
Posted by: the closer full episode at December 3, 2011 11:08 AMYou really make it seem so easy with your presentation however I in finding this matter to be really one thing which I think I might never understand. It seems too complicated and very extensive for me. I'm having a look ahead on your next put up, I¡¯ll try to get the dangle of it!
Posted by: two and a half men at December 6, 2011 03:34 AMHello my family member! I want to say that this article is amazing, great written and come with almost all significant infos. I¡¯d like to peer more posts like this .
Posted by: dancing with the stars winners at December 22, 2011 05:30 PMThanks for the good writeup. It actually used to be a leisure account it. Glance complicated to far delivered agreeable from you! By the way, how could we be in contact?
Posted by: watch football games at January 4, 2012 04:28 AMHi, Neat post. There's a problem along with your website in web explorer, would check this¡ IE nonetheless is the market chief and a big element of other folks will pass over your great writing because of this problem.
Posted by: breaking bad episodes at January 7, 2012 05:40 AMAwesome writing style!
Posted by: Donnie Gane at January 20, 2012 09:48 AMAudio began playing anytime I opened this blog, so irritating!
Posted by: glass etching cream at January 23, 2012 03:32 AMBetween me and my husband we've owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I've settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.
Posted by: dentist tewksbury ma at January 27, 2012 08:43 PMTo get rid of such it is necessary for the individuals to conduct some research and then make a thorough comparison on various programs. Do you want to lose 10 pounds in two weeks.
Posted by: Tod Solito at January 29, 2012 06:10 AMGreat Post. I like your style of writing. I think you should use your awesome writing style to get paid. Me and my husband are using this course http://hopclicks.com/respectmoney to improve our earning from writing articles. You should try this out.
Posted by: Chrissy Pastrano at January 29, 2012 07:28 AMHey very nice site!! Man .. Beautiful .. Amazing .. I will bookmark your site and take the feeds also…I'm happy to find a lot of useful info here in the post, we need work out more strategies in this regard, thanks for sharing. . . . . .
Posted by: Buford Keeneth at January 29, 2012 04:32 PMI would just like to let u know how much I learn from reading writtings. Liked it.
Posted by: Dan Didion at February 2, 2012 03:58 PM
