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.
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
Segolene Royal did well in the elections this past weekend. She secured second place, behind Sarkozy, and will now face off against him in a run-off election. Segolene Royal is a socialist candidate who in running on a workers platform. She wants to raise the minimum wage and protect Frech workers. Unemployment rates have been a problem in France, but Segolene points out that "working poor" is also a major problem. Her financial and economic policies are very different from Sarkozy's... Read Full Story
Today is election day in France. The interior ministry said turnout by noon was slightly over 34 percent, higher than in the first round of voting on April 22, when overall participation had reached close to record levels. In most overseas territories that voted early on Saturday, turnout was significantly higher than in the first round, the interior ministry said. So if this pace of voting holds up, France may experience a record turnout at the polls today. We'll soon find out who comes out... Read Full Story
L'appel de Ségolène Royal - You Tube Video (From segoleneroyal ) YouTube Description: "Dans la dernière ligne droite, Ségolène Royal mobilise les militants etles indécis et expose son projet pour la France" Alex: My French language skill isn't that good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FivGGeHrTNQ Alex 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
Comparison To Clinton Is Dismissed (Ségolène Royal) - French Counterpart Lacked Substance, Senator's Camp Says - Washington Post Excerpt: "There was a time when advisers to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) looked abroad for proof that women can get elected to a top leadership role in the modern world: Margaret Thatcher , the former British prime minister; Angela Merkel , the German chancellor; and Michelle Bachelet, the president of Chile . But as presidential candidate Ségolène Royal... 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
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
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BBC: France opts for left-right battle Excerpt: "Centre-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy will face Socialist Segolene Royal in the run-off of France's presidential election on 6 May. With all the votes counted in Sunday's first round, Mr Sarkozy had 31%. Ms Royal, bidding to be France's first woman leader, got nearly 26%. Centrist Francois Bayrou had 18%, and far-right Jean-Marie Le Pen almost 11%. Voting reached near-record levels, with turnout put at almost 85% - the highest for nearly 50... Read Full Story
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