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.
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
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
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
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
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Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier.
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Eric Besson, former national secretary on the economy in the Socialist party, publically resigned from the Royal campaign just as a public survey showed that Segolene Royal was gaining popularity vs. her main rival Nicolas Sarkozy, the centre-right frontrunner. Segolene Royal's presidential campaign could make her France's first woman president. But her campaign has been weakened by mistakes and policy problems, especially criticism of policy spending plans. However, in a primetime TV... 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
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
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