The first secretary is the most visible spokesperson of the party, and has lots of internal procedural powers (including on designation of candidates during various elections) In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
Last year, this "tradition" was broken: Francois Hollande didn't seek the role; several candidates ran in a PS primary and Segolène Royal was selected to run opposing Nicolas Sarkozy.
Conventional wisdom is that Royal wants to lead the party to support another run against Sarkozy in 2012. Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
He went in freefall last winter when he had his whirlwind romance with Bruni, and a bump this summer with his whirlwind of diplomatic activity (with the war in Georgia, notably).
This is an average of 9 polls, from here In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
As soon as they started talking politics they lost huge numbers and the popularity of the government surged. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
