politics a la francaise
Nicolas Sarkozy Looking Shaky After First Round of Presidential Vote
The results are in and the Socialists' Francois Hollande (the party's standard bearer following the DSK sex scandal) took 28 percent of today's first-round vote in France, with Sarkozy close behind with 26 percent. But factor in the terrifyingly strong 20 percent showing by extreme right-winger Marine Le Pen — and the likelihood that half her votes and most of the far-left candidate's will swing to Hollande — and Sarkozy's reelection prospects are, well, not good.
[BBC News]
