My son is sure that Hollande will
win the presidential election in France (the second round of voting is this
Sunday) because that’s what all his friends are saying in the school
playground. He is six years old.
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| President Sarkozy |
Yesterday I asked my kinésithérapeute (physiotherapist) here
in France who she thought would win. “Tell me what you think - Sarkozy or
Hollande?” She scathingly muttered, “You mean, ‘pest or plague’?!” So then,
neither of them are that popular here in Toulouse. In fact, nobody we have met
supports Sarkozy. Where are they all? Up north?
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| Francois Hollande, Presidential Candidate |
I am absolutely not politically
minded and I don’t get the left and right business. It just doesn’t make sense
to me in a mortal kind of way. If I bothered to understand it I’m sure it would
be completely fascinating, but what I find interesting is the personality
inter-plays, the posturing, the outrage, the grandiosity of the campaigning.
Fantastic stuff especially when there’s the French elegance and style to it all.
Everyone here has an opinion on the election, on the voters, on the debate on
TV last night between Sarkozy and Hollande, and I love that they express it
freely and vehemently. I’m impressed too that in the first round of voting over
80% of France turned out to vote. It seems quite high to me as far as
percentages go - I suspect the NZ doesn’t get that high a turnout.
Anyway, on verra - we will see!
