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French 2007 legislative elections round 2 | 117 comments (117 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: MoDem (none / 1)
Then the UMP candidate was ordered by Sarkozy to withdraw from the second round.

Why?

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Sun Jun 17th, 2007 at 07:46:41 AM EST
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He looks generous (4.00 / 2)
when it really costs him nothing and , in fact, he could not prevent a Bayrou victory. So he's trying to taint Bayrou's (local) victory and claim a piece of it.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Jun 17th, 2007 at 08:05:18 AM EST
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Re: He looks generous (4.00 / 2)
I read some speculation that there could be a surprise PS win in a 2-way right/left runoff in that circumpscription . I didn't look into it but I presumed Sarkozy was making a "bold" move to rub Bayrou into the dirt. He'd definitely sacrifice a seat to humiliate a rival.
by desmoulins (gsb6@lycos.com) on Sun Jun 17th, 2007 at 02:27:34 PM EST
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Re: He looks generous (4.00 / 2)
Objectively, he's forcing Bayrou to accept UMP support.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jun 17th, 2007 at 03:14:48 PM EST
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French 2007 legislative elections round 2 | 117 comments (117 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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