European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch – 18 June | 89 comments (89 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Special Focus - French Parliamentary Elections (4.00 / 2)

She said that she had "asked him to leave the home" and that she would be a candidate to replace him as the Socialist Party first secretary next year.

Will she run against him, or just to replace him?

This is just what the PS needs, to give the press the chance to focus on the personal feuds instead of personality and policy when it comes to the PS leadership.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 18th, 2007 at 04:54:04 AM EST
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Personal life vs politics in France (4.00 / 3)

To the credit of all french politician (including UMP and right-wing politicians), even when bombarded by "journalists" with questions about the split, they all say it's private matter and not politics.

There will be a few headlines and books in the coming days, at that will be the end of it.

Something to be proud of in France, I hope it will last.

by Laurent GUERBY on Mon Jun 18th, 2007 at 05:07:47 AM EST
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Indeed (4.00 / 3)

but I expect that the media and pundit class will be violently "tested" on that front by the expected crises in the Nico-Cecilia couple...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Jun 18th, 2007 at 05:26:01 AM EST
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Re: Personal life vs politics in France (4.00 / 5)

This morning's Xavier Gorce cartoon, on target as always.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Jun 18th, 2007 at 06:55:45 AM EST
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Sorry, forgot the translation (4.00 / 2)

"as I'd like this to remain part of my private sphere"
"I'll speak only very briefly about my couple"

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Jun 18th, 2007 at 06:56:52 AM EST
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Hollande (4.00 / 3)

has said he would step down and not run again, so she won't run against him in any case.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Jun 18th, 2007 at 05:09:55 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch – 18 June | 89 comments (89 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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