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Europe
French Socialists Dump No. 2 Leader
2005-06-05
France's rejection of the EU constitution, after sparking a government shake-up, took a second casualty Saturday as the opposition Socialist Party ousted its No. 2 leader from its ranks for championing the victorious 'no' vote — a break from the party's official line. Socialist Party leaders meeting in Paris approved a new leadership list that excluded former prime minister Laurent Fabius and five associates who had urged "no" votes before the May 29 French referendum on the charter — the result of which sparked a government shake-up last week.
Posted by:Fred

#3  The only problem, 'moose, is that "right-wing" over there means something very different from over here. Remember last election, Jospin failed to make the run-off, so the voters had the choice between ChIraq and La Pen. Like Looziana some 15 years ago with the contest between Edwards and David Duke: "Vote for the crook. It's important."
Posted by: Jackal   2005-06-05 21:38  

#2  I hope these folks split the socialists right down the middle, or even take away the majority of their voters. The would make them a de jure party, holding many seats, but with no voters to back them up vs. a de facto socialist party will most of the voters but no seats. This would almost invariably result in the French *right wing* picking up seats.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-06-05 10:36  

#1  How socialist - fire the guy who represents what the people overwhemingly want - instead of what "they" thought was good for them.
Posted by: 2b   2005-06-05 03:57  

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