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There never was any doubt that Nicolas Sarkozy would become France's next president. After a passionate campaign marked by record turnouts and television audiences, the rightwing challenger breezed into office with a commanding 53% of the vote, six points ahead of the woman who had warned France on Friday that there would be violence and brutality if he were elected. The French have not voted in a man they particularly like. Ségolène Royal came across as a better person. But France has voted in a president it feels it needs. It has unequivocally decided that the cure for 12 years of drift is a sharp swing to the right, and this is exactly what it is going to get.
-- The Guardian
Well, there goes the neighborhood! I'm dying to see how this is going to look in a couple of years.
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There never was any doubt that Nicolas Sarkozy would become France's next president. After a passionate campaign marked by record turnouts and television audiences, the rightwing challenger breezed into office with a commanding 53% of the vote, six points ahead of the woman who had warned France on Friday that there would be violence and brutality if he were elected. The French have not voted in a man they particularly like. Ségolène Royal came across as a better person. But France has voted in a president it feels it needs. It has unequivocally decided that the cure for 12 years of drift is a sharp swing to the right, and this is exactly what it is going to get.
-- The Guardian
Well, there goes the neighborhood! I'm dying to see how this is going to look in a couple of years.
