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Europe
French socialists to pick candidate
2006-11-17
Segolene Royal is hoping to win the nomination to lead France's socialists into next year's presidential election as party members vote to choose a candidate. Royal, 53, has enjoyed a large opinion poll lead over her more experienced party rivals Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Laurent Fabius in recent months. Outright victory would underline her opinion poll status as the only socialist capable of beating the right's Nicholas Sarkozy next year.

Addressing 2,500 supporters on Wednesday at a final rally in the town of Nantes, she said: "Politics has to change, the way power is exercised has to change."

Despite a long career in French politics, her image as a fresh face, strong on traditional values and ready to listen to citizens' concerns has played well with a public tired of leaders seen as more elitist.
Posted by:Fred

#2  I think she's a babe. Of course, Sarkozy is the only one a glimmer of hope of saving French civilization, but if the frogs are going to opt for more socialism, further decline, stagnation and passivism in the face of aggressive Islamization, then at least we'll have an attractive, mature woman delivering the speeches about the new social spending policies in les banliues aimed at reducing nightly car burnings, instead of some wrinkley old gaulic geezer.
Posted by: Monsieur Moonbat   2006-11-17 02:20  

#1  WORLDNEWS.com/OTHER indic she has already won the nomination.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-11-17 00:30  

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