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| Francois Hollande will not seek re-election as president of La Belle France |
| 2016-12-02 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] French President Francois Hollande ...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist... said on Thursday he would not seek a second term in office in the presidential election in 2017, an unprecedented move that leaves the way open for other left-wing candidates. It is the first time in decades that an incumbent French president has not sought re-election. Hollande is the most unpopular president on record. "I am aware today of the risk that going down a route that would not gather sufficient support would entail, so I have decided not to be a candidate in the presidential election," a somber-looking Hollande said in a televised address. All recent polls have predicted that neither Hollande nor any other Socialist candidate would make it past the first round of the election. They predict a run-off battle between center-right candidate Francois Fillon and the leader of the far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen. The Left is deeply divided as it approaches the election. Several other Socialists, including former economy minister Arnaud Montebourg, have said they will take part in the party’s primaries in January. Another of Hollande’s ex-ministers, Emmanuel Macron, and leftist firebrand ... firebrandsare noted more for audio volume and the quantity of spittle generated than for any actual logic in their arguments... Jean-Luc Melenchon have said they will run in the presidential election but without taking part in the primaries. There has been tension between Hollande and his prime minister Manuel Valls, who raised the possibility in a weekend interview that he might run in the primaries against his boss. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Lessee - when LBJ did that here, we got Nixon. LePen as the French Nixon? She will have to work on the facial hair and the growl... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2016-12-02 07:18 |