Liberté ! égalité ! fraternité ! ......... Socialists rising in France

[marmar]

from the Independent UK:



Embattled Sarkozy facing new blow at hands of French voters
Socialists tipped to replace centre-right as France's most popular party in regional mid-term elections

By John Lichfield in Paris
Saturday, 13 March 2010


President Nicolas Sarkozy faces a severe drubbing in midterm regional elections tomorrow which will – temporarily at least – scramble the arithmetic of French politics.

According to the final opinion polls, the much-divided and quarrelsome main opposition party, the Socialists, will replace Mr Sarkozy's centre-right as the most popular single political force in France. In alliance with a booming Green movement, the centre-left seems certain to win 20 of the 22 French regions in the second round of the elections next weekend.

There is even a chance that the moderate left and Greens could sweep the board in what will be the final nationwide poll before the presidential elections of 2012. In the European elections last June, Mr Sarkozy's party, the Union Pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP), topped the poll, despite his already low approval ratings. Even with its centrist allies, the UMP is predicted to score only around 27 per cent of the nationwide vote on Sunday compared to almost 30 per cent for the Socialists.

Some political commentators suggest that President Sarkozy is paying the price for unpopular, but necessary, reforms since his election in May 2007. Others suggest that he is being punished for erratic and contradictory policies and monarchical lapses, such as the aborted promotion of his 23-year-old son to the political leadership of the La Défense office city west of Paris. Mr Sarkozy's supporters will dismiss the results as a midterm accident, influenced by the global recession from which France is only just beginning to recover. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/embattled-sarkozy-facing-new-blow-at-hands-of-french-voters-1920728.html

[montanacowboy]

1. Oh, that it could catch on here

we all need another storming of the Bastille

[dana_b]

2. they have their elections on a Sunday

they must be socialists - they hate God!! :P Smart people - have the elections when many are off of work.

Good for you, France. Another reason to want to move there.

[kestrel91316]

3. I figured this would happen. When France turned I right, I had a major WTF moment.

[Vidar]

4. Bravo Socialists! Vive la France!

[Odin2005]

5. Vive la France! Vive la Liberté!

[troubledamerican]

6. But I thought all "socialism" looks like the USSR

[anonymous171]

8. The USSR was only socialist when it was doing something good

That's what the socialist revisionists here on DU tell me at least.

[troubledamerican]

9. Your comment and your photo of Huey Long are incompatible

Unless you're a socialist revisionist

[anonymous171]

11. Huey Long was not fond of socialism

[troubledamerican]

15. Wow. Not exactly.

"Share Our Wealth" vs socialism was splitting hairs

[marmar]

10. When did communism and socialism become the same thing?

That's the same (lack of) logic that equates capitalism and democracy.

[upi402]

19. USSR was authoritarian in practice

That's what I figure. They could've called themselves the "My Little Pony" parade if they wanted.

[HeresyLives]

7. Sarky is not exactly 'right'.

In fact, he's not really anything.

Tabloid-fodder maybe.

[Cetacea]

12. But.. there is no smoking ban there.

This is very important!

[Liberal In Texas]

17. Yes there is. You don't know what your're talking about. n/t

[Cetacea]

20. Rude much?

[Cetacea]

21. ****crickets****

:smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :yoiks:

[Liberal In Texas]

13. Be careful what you wish for. Ever hear of the THE TERROR? n/t

[xchrom]

14. Recommend

[New Dawn]

16. K&R

[upi402]

18. Bomb France

yay!:bounce:

k/r