Tag Archives: Jacques Chirac

Nicolas Sarkozy’s Republican Party Wins Smaller Majority Than Expected in French House Of Representatives.

New York Times: Mr. Sarkozy’s party won 314 seats, a loss of 45 members; the Socialists won 185 seats, a gain of 36, according to Interior Ministry figures issued early Monday morning. Polls had predicted a Republican landslide, and so … Continue reading

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Demise of a Sarko Killer

She was billed as the only one who could steal this election from Nicolas Sarkozy. The media had dubbed her “the queen of the polls”, so towering was her popularity over her socialist rivals for the party’s nomination. She was … Continue reading

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NEXT SUNDAY, THE FRENCH WILL ELECT REPUBLICAN NICOLAS SARKOZY AS THEIR PRESIDENT.

The Economist tells me I should vote for Nicolas Sarkozy. Well… if they really think he’s “the man”… The French presidential election France’s chance Apr 12th 2007 From The Economist print edition After a quarter-century of drift Nicolas Sarkozy offers … Continue reading

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BetFair and TradeSports don’t compute French politics.

#1. BetFair still lists all the Socialist presidential candidates (Francois Hollande, Laurent Fabius, Lionel Jospin, Jack Lang, Bernard Kouchner, Dominique Strauss-Kahn), even though ethereal Segolene Royal has (easily) won the Socialist party’s primary, last year. As for the Republican primary, … Continue reading

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