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French Regional Elections | 63 comments (63 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: French Regional Elections (none / 1)

Tidbits from the regions (still estimates):

Languedoc-Roussillon (Montpellier with two "l", Nimes, Perpignan...): Georges Frèche who was recently expelled from the PS for his racists slurs, is the only left-wing list remaining for the second round with 35-37%. The official PS list got less than 10%.
Poitou-Charentes (La Rochelle, Poitier, Cognac...): Segolène Royal trounced her UMP opponent Dominique Bussereau (Minister of Transportation in F.Fillon's Cabinet) with 40% vs 29.
Île-de-France (Paris and surrounding cities): UMP 29%, PS 25% and the Greens 16.5%.

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 04:27:28 PM EST
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Is Île-de-France governed by PS/Vert?

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 04:39:55 PM EST
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It is (none / 1)

and it will most likely again - what matters now is the negotiation for the order people are put in the joint list, and the roles they agree to share if they win.

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 04:49:04 PM EST
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Re: It is (none / 1)

Merci.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 04:55:20 PM EST
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Re: French Regional Elections (none / 0)

Georges Frèche who was recently expelled from the PS for his racists slurs, is the only left-wing list remaining for the second round

Sigh. Whats behind this? Did he spin the expulsion in terms of nasty Parisien party elite trouncing local hero?

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Mar 15th, 2010 at 02:55:57 AM EST
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Yes. But his local base is so strong Aubry was no doubt ill-advised in going after him.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Mar 15th, 2010 at 05:35:39 AM EST
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For much of France, the PS is not (4.00 / 2)

an ideological party, it is a faux-populist party which maintains power via clientelism.

This is particularly the same in Frêche's part of France, and more particulalry in Frêche's case, and why roughly 1 in 2 left voters nationally don't vote PS in the first round.

Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant

by redstar on Mon Mar 15th, 2010 at 07:25:25 AM EST
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