Alas, a second term was not to be: in the
aftermath of Sunday's French presidential election, one cannot
help but wonder what could have been had the incumbent made an effort to be
just a little more likable...and to what extent François Hollande's
narrow victory really represents the socialist revolution that his supporters
claim it to be.
Tag - 2012 French presidential elecction
Saturday 12 May 2012
Sarkozy Non Grata: French Voters Stick It to the Little Engine That Couldn't
By Baron von Rupp on Saturday 12 May 2012, 17:28 - In the News
Saturday 21 April 2012
French Presidential Election 2012: Round One
By Baron von Rupp on Saturday 21 April 2012, 19:10 - In the News
We're finally there.
Tomorrow, French voters will go to the polls to decide who will be the next Président(e) de la République, ending a rather tiresome and tedious campaign whose most interesting moments played out around the catastrophic, worse-than-Gary-Hart implosion of Dominique Strauss-Kahn last summer. Ho-hum. Anyway, here's how it looks to this expat on the eve of the big vote.
Saturday 17 December 2011
Jacques Chirac Tried and Convicted! Well, sort of...
By Baron von Rupp on Saturday 17 December 2011, 16:10 - In the News
Against all
odds—or at least against the logic of cronyism that usually prevails in such
cases—Jacques Chirac was convicted in French criminal court
last week on charges related to criminal activity perpetrated by the political
machine he built and ran as mayor of Paris. Never mind that he wasn't
personally in court, or that he won't spend a minute in jail...
Thursday 3 November 2011
2012 Presidential Election, Part IV: Look Out, America, Marine Le Pen is in the House!!
By Baron von Rupp on Thursday 3 November 2011, 12:24 - In the News
And I mean right now: as we speak, the far-right National Front candidate for
the French presidency is trying to schmooze with American big-wigs from across
the political spectrum, all in an effort to bolster her international
credibility.
Tuesday 2 August 2011
2012 Election Part II: Jean-marie Le Pen sabotages his daughter's campaign...again
By Baron von Rupp on Tuesday 2 August 2011, 15:59 - In the News
Marine Le
Pen's exhaustive effort to create a kinder, gentler National Front party
capable of vacuuming up disgruntled ex-Sarkozyists and other moderate
right-wing voters hit another snag last week, once again of the family variety:
her father and former party boss Jean-marie Le Pen has dragged the far-right
party into the Europe-wide discussion concerning the underlying causes of the
recent massacres in Norway. And not in a nice way.
Thursday 2 June 2011
Election 2012, Part I: What the DSK Affair Really Means
By Baron von Rupp on Thursday 2 June 2011, 16:30 - In the News
With the 2012 French presidential election less than a year off, campaign season is well under way. For much of 2011 the mediatic frenzy seemed rather dull, what with the contest between incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and popular socialist candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn being a done deal and all.
Oops.
Let the fun begin!
