Results are in, Segolene Royal lost the French election. Segolene Royal is a politician in France, from the Poitou-Charentes region, and is involved in the French National Assembly - share opinions about her failed campaign and political...
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Results are in, Segolene Royal lost the French election. Segolene Royal is a politician in France, from the Poitou-Charentes region, and is involved in the French National Assembly - share opinions about her failed campaign and political stance.
Segolene Royal , the defeated presidential candidate, is a woman who isn't afraid to speak her mind. Recently she accused President Sarkozy and his wealthy friends of attempting a "take-over" of France. Her concern is understandable. Sarkozy has made moves that create the impression he is rewarding his pals. He recently banned advertising on state-owned television. The spin-off effect from this will drive business to commercial television channels owned by his friends, potentially boosting... Read Full Story
French elections are heating up, and this Sunday we'll find out which two candidates make it to the next round. The big battle this weekend is for second place. François Bayrou and Segolene Royal are the most likely candidates to face off against Nicolas Sarkozy. Most polls are showing Royal ahead of Bayrou. Campaigning must officially stop today, so we are entering the quiet before the storm. Voting opens up on Sunday. French elections are designed to first choose the top 2 contenders... Read Full Story
In the last two surveys published by IPSOS and IFOP before a midnight ban, Mr Sarkozy, who heads the ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), was credited with 30 and 28 per cent of Sunday's vote, followed by Ms Royal on 23 and 22.5 per cent. The other eight candidates were far behind. The two front runners from the ballot qualify for a decisive second round on May 6 - a system devised so that all presidents are elected with more than half the vote. So we'll see what happens over the next... Read Full Story
The Guardian : “Paparazzi photographs of presidential hopeful Ségolène Royal in a turquoise bikini have raised eyebrows in France and underlined the spread of celebrity culture into France’s traditionally sober political coverage.” Gulf Daily News (Bahrain) : “Bikini shots of Segolene Royal, the Socialist favourite for France’s presidential election - printed opposite snaps of her main rival jogging on a beach - have rattled the status quo in a country where politicians’ private lives have... Read Full Story
Tags : France , Sarkozy , politics , Obama RÉVOLUTION ! Sarkozy wins French presidency Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy has won the French presidential election, according to projections made from partial results. Mr Sarkozy is estimated to have won 53% of the vote, compared to 47% for socialist Segolene Royal. The turnout was the highest in decades at 85.5% Republicans defect to the Obama camp Disillusioned supporters of President George W Bush are defecting to Barack Obama, the Democratic... Read Full Story
The French elections result threw up no main surprises. In that Nicolas Sarkozy polled the highest number of votes 31.2% and coming in second place,Ms Royal with 25.9% of the total vote.What is quite remarkable is the high turn out of voters.This indicates that despite widespread disillusionment with politics and politicians people still made the effort to partake in the political process.84% of the voting populace took part in the election. This is quite an enviable figure. So the dye is... Read Full Story
Congratulations Ségolène Royal France Votes Royal and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy appeared headed to a presidential runoff, setting up a stark choice between one of France's most right wing politicians and a liberal who would be the country's first female leader....... here The voter turnout rate was heading over 80 percent , nearing the record of 84.8 percent Merkel, Royal and Clinton? Read Full Story
The left found some fighting spirit before the battle for Europe in June but hardly ever to emerge as an alternative to Nicolas Sarkozy, however ill two years after coming to power. If the efforts of first secretary of the Socialist Martine Aubry to repair a machine Socialist long crisis is beginning to take effect, the horizon still seem far from being reached for the presidential election of 2012. "This is the bottle half empty and half full," says Reuters Jérôme Fourquet, director of... Read Full Story
The Globe and Mail has an interesting summary of French exit polls: Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy picked up the women's vote, fared well among blue-collar workers and nosed into the political centre on his way to winning France's presidential election, poll figures show. Mr. Sarkozy united a broad and unlikely spectrum of voters in his 53-47 per cent victory over Socialist Ségolène Royal in Sunday's vote, handing him a solid mandate for his detailed platform pledging tax cuts, freer markets... Read Full Story
Margot Wallstrom used an EU official blog to congratulate Segolene Royal in her progress in French elections. Margot Wallstrom said of Royal: “I cheered for the achievements of a presidential candidate belonging to my political family,” she wrote. “But, maybe above of all, I was happy to see that a woman will participate in the second round of the presidential election.” “Until now in France, a woman had never made it to the second round… I render my homage to Ségolène Royal and I wish her... Read Full Story
