Anybody paying attention to the French presidential race? The way it's being built up has it as one of these "cross road" elections between The Left and the Right.
The first round of voting (with an 85% turnout!) is over, and you have free market conservative Nicolas Sarkozy vs. Socialist candidate Segolene Royal. Both would be monumental for France, IMO. They are both in their 50's, and sort of represent a "new wave". Sarkozy would be a radical shift for France, since he supports deregulation and warmer relations with America. Royal would be the first woman elected president of France, and would probably signal a similar sea change as the one in Spain following the Madrid bombings. Look for even less international cooperation if the latter occurs.
Anybody else really digging this?
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