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France—and, along with it, Europe and possibly the global economy—are about to enter a new and uncertain era. The first exit polls in French media have put socialist François Hollande ahead of the center-right incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, with more than 52 percent of the vote.
-- Christopher Dickey at The Daily Beast
I don't suppose the Hollande government will be a re-play of the Mitterand days, but one is tempted to think that we may be seeing the ideological pendelum swinging back to the liberal side, not just in France, but for the West in general. We can only pray that Obama keeps the White House from Romney and the Republicans.
-- Christopher Dickey at The Daily Beast
I don't suppose the Hollande government will be a re-play of the Mitterand days, but one is tempted to think that we may be seeing the ideological pendelum swinging back to the liberal side, not just in France, but for the West in general. We can only pray that Obama keeps the White House from Romney and the Republicans.
