PARIS - Former presidential candidate Segolene Royal will square off against Martine Aubry, the architect of France's 35-hour work week, in a runoff Friday after opposition Socialists remained divided in a vote for a new leader. ... Delanoe has bowed out and is backing Aubry, 58, the mayor of Lille and daughter of former European Commission president Jacques Delors for the post. One of Royal's fiercest foes, Aubry is pushing a platform that calls for anchoring the party firmly to the left. She also received backing for the runoff from 41-year-old Hamon, who called on his supporters to vote "massively" for her. The infighting has left most commentators wondering whether the party of late president Francois Mitterrand can overcome its divisions and become a governing force in time for 2012. "One thing is certain: the current Socialist Party needs to go back to the drawing board," commented the leftist Liberation newspaper. "The winner will have to come in with a big broom, create a new programme for a party that has lost its voice at a time of economic crisis and remobilise distraught members who now openly express their despair," it wrote. http://www.expatica.com/fr/articles/news/Divided-Socialists-face-runoff-vote-for-new-leader.html
PARIS - Former presidential candidate Segolene Royal will square off against Martine Aubry, the architect of France's 35-hour work week, in a runoff Friday after opposition Socialists remained divided in a vote for a new leader.
... Delanoe has bowed out and is backing Aubry, 58, the mayor of Lille and daughter of former European Commission president Jacques Delors for the post.
One of Royal's fiercest foes, Aubry is pushing a platform that calls for anchoring the party firmly to the left. She also received backing for the runoff from 41-year-old Hamon, who called on his supporters to vote "massively" for her.
The infighting has left most commentators wondering whether the party of late president Francois Mitterrand can overcome its divisions and become a governing force in time for 2012.
"One thing is certain: the current Socialist Party needs to go back to the drawing board," commented the leftist Liberation newspaper.
"The winner will have to come in with a big broom, create a new programme for a party that has lost its voice at a time of economic crisis and remobilise distraught members who now openly express their despair," it wrote.
http://www.expatica.com/fr/articles/news/Divided-Socialists-face-runoff-vote-for-new-leader.html
The École Nationale d'Administration (ÉNA), one of the most prestigious French schools (Grandes écoles), was created in 1945 by Charles de Gaulle to democratize access to the senior civil service. It is now entrusted with the selection and initial training of senior French officials. The ENA is one of the symbols of the Republican meritocracy, offering its alumni access to high positions within the state. It has now been almost completely relocated in Strasbourg to emphasize its European character. The ENA produces fewer than 90 graduates every year, known as énarques. ENA is seen as the method of choice to reach the great administrative corps of the State. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_nationale_d%27administration
The ENA produces fewer than 90 graduates every year, known as énarques. ENA is seen as the method of choice to reach the great administrative corps of the State.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_nationale_d%27administration
