It is the party’s third consecutive presidential defeat. The Socialists now face the question of whether they can ever regain power without ditching their anti-capitalist rhetoric, as the mainstream left has done across almost all of Europe.
Ms Royal can argue that she did better than Lionel Jospin, who in 2002 led the Socialists to a humiliating third place behind Jacques Chirac and far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen. But France’s main opposition party still faces a wrenching crisis.
”The left is not credible on so many issues, from the 35-hour working week to immigration and law and order,” says Dominique Reynié, professor at Sciences Po university.
From the little I know of this campaign and the content in this article I'd say I have hope for the people of France yet. Here's hoping that Sarkozy can bring the country together and make positive long term change.
Posted by Muddy at May 6, 2007 07:25 PMSaarkozy is a would be fascist proponing the same voodoo economics as have all the populist leaders of the right (bush berlusconi and Blair who is a right winger in disguise) :
cut taxes, spend and borrow, boost profits hurt unions and bring cash through magical asset bubbles ...
He s bound to bring France to the same hopeless path as the USA or UK...
The soc ia li
sts pay for not being tough enough Sego was almost a righwinger.
The french election was Kerry Bush reloaded a proven failure with balls saying I have the faith follow me opposing a wishy washy honest rational leader saying well uh I think that what my opponent proposes is bad, but uh, I dare not oppose it with tough argument, I ll just say I m milder ...
I hop the french soci ali st party will explose. This way we ll get rid of the right wing of the soc ia li st party and will be able to start having a real agenda able to cope with present realities : control capital movements, print money etc.
Posted by: df at May 8, 2007 12:15 AM