The 2007 French presidential election 5 Articles

by Nadine Sellers

A Case of Sarkosis. How soon France forgot. Postwar babies drove their little econo-cars to the polls in droves, grand mamas walked, and they all forgot what the merchant of glib phrases can do to the buyers of easy ...read more

by Aidan Maconachy

There are pros and cons with the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as French president. Behind his progressive economic agenda there lurks an appeal to xenophobia, nationalism and traditional moral codes. A portion of his vot...read more

by Les Zsoldos

The 2007 French presidential election is between Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal. Mr. Sarkozy is a conservative of the centre-right Union for a Popular Movement and Ms. Royal is a socialist of the Socialist Party. The...read more

by Elise Deleve

Reflections on our election ? 100 days of the Sarkozy "reign" and people seems happy. Seven French on 10 have a positive opinion of the new national leader. Because of why ? His summer vacations in the US or his trip t...read more

by Daisy Newrose

How I see some reasons. The French don't want Turkey to enter into the EU, it's a muslim country. They fear Muslims. French are tired of being runned by so-called socialists that are de facto well-to-do citizens. They d...read more