[Douai]

Composition de l'Assemblée nationale (Current)
Groupe Membres Apparentés Total
UMP 356 9 363
Socialiste 140 1 141
UDF 27 2 29
Communistes & Républicains 21 1 22
Non inscrits 21 0 21

[Reazzurro90]

According to Le Monde, the UMP will probably occupy between 360 and 420 seats of the French National Assembly. At any rate, it is a massive victory, and serves to deepen the current parliamentary majority that it already has.



Looks like Sarkozy will have a tremendous mandate to push forward his reforms for France.

Lately, it seems like there has been a wave of center-right victories in Europe.

In Britain, the Conservatives have been gaining on the Labour, in Belgium they have gained immensely, in France they have confirmed (and solidified) their hold, and in Italy and Spain they have largely won their local elections.

I honestly hope that's set to continue.

[Douai]

I have seen projections as high as 500 seats for the UMP.

[Pierre-Henri]

Comme Sarkozy est parti en croisière,


les socialistes ont voulu faire pareil :

[Douai]

Funny picture that I found on Le Monde

"François Hollande et Ségolène Royal à un meeting du Parti socialiste, le 29 mai 2007."

[guignol]

Originally Posted by Douai

Funny picture that I found on Le Monde

"François Hollande et Ségolène Royal à un meeting du Parti socialiste, le 29 mai 2007."

your little martine looks like she's pushing FH away from his concubine...

[Anthony]

In other news, Belgium had their election yesterday also and it looks like a big victory for the center-right -- the only possible governing coalition is between the liberals and Christian democrats.

Hello, is this thing on?

Bueller?

Any way, back to France, my offer still stands -- if any depressed French leftist wishes to trade houses with me after Clinton or Obama or Gore wins, let me know.

[Reazzurro90]

Originally Posted by Anthony

In other news, Belgium had their election yesterday also and it looks like a big victory for the center-right -- the only possible governing coalition is between the liberals and Christian democrats.

Hello, is this thing on?

Bueller?

Any way, back to France, my offer still stands -- if any depressed French leftist wishes to trade houses with me after Clinton or Obama or Gore wins, let me know.

Haha, neither of those candidates have prayer's chance against the Republican candidates for the '80. Elections. Firstly, the Republican Party has largely recovered from the debacle of the 2006 Congressional elections. Secondly, all of their candidates have appeared much more credible and serious than any of the Democrat. Let's face it - Clinton only has the cash, and Obama has the oratory - but neither actually offer solutions to America's problems. And if Giuliani wins the primaries for the Republican Party - it's going to be a massacre. He'll woo voters from the Democratic Party without a doubt.

As for the French elections - as I've stated, this trend has been echoing throughout all of Europe. The center-right has won convincingly in France, in Belgium, and from today's run-off results, in Italy.

I realize this is a mostly left-wing French forum, but I do have to say that I'm happy Sarkozy won. He honestly appears to be the only effective leader for that country.

[Douai]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Any way, back to France, my offer still stands -- if any depressed French leftist wishes to trade houses with me after Clinton or Obama or Gore wins, let me know.

lol.Anthony,I already told you there is no way that the Democrats will win next year.Especially if Clinton,Obama, or Gore are the candidates.Many people hate Hillary,Obama is black and supposely very liberal,and many people think Gore is a douchebag.

[guignol]

Originally Posted by Reazzurro90

Haha, neither of those candidates have prayer's chance against the Republican candidates for the '80. Elections. Firstly, the Republican Party has largely recovered from the debacle of the 2006 Congressional elections.

but what about the larger débacle of 8 years of disastrous oilbrat mismanagement on all fronts and a great many behinds? if dollar bills had republican printed on them a lot of people would take a vow of poverty!

Originally Posted by Reazzurro90

I realize this is a mostly left-wing French forum, but I do have to say that I'm happy Sarkozy won. He honestly appears to be the only effective leader for that country.

i'm actually of two minds. selfishly, as a homeowner and wage earner, i realize sarko puts france in a better condition to compete in the contemporary global economy and €nhance$ my lifestyle. but that contemporary global economy is a smoke and mirrors house of cards based on the fuite en avant of growth at all costs, and puts a serious 1,000 year mortgage on the planet i'm going to leave to my kids.