Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
Will Sarkozy's UMP collapse and open the door to the Front National taking over as the main right-wing party?Socialist Party candidate François Hollande won France’s presidential election on Sunday, defeating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy to become the first Socialist president since François Mitterrand.
François Hollande has won France’s presidential election, giving the country its first Socialist president in almost two decades, exit polls showed Sunday.
According to Ipsos polling institute, the left-wing candidate took 51.9% of the vote to incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy’s 48.1%.
Hollande triumphed in the task of returning the Socialists to power five years after his then-partner Segolene Royal, the party’s nominee in 2007, lost to Sarkozy.
Celebrations were underway at the iconic Place de la Bastille in central Paris, the same spot where the last Socialist to win a presidential election, François Mitterrand, celebrated his victory back in 1981.
Hollande, who voted on Sunday in the central Corrèze region, which he represents in the French parliament, was considered the frontrunner throughout the campaign, at times leading his rival by as much as 10% in opinion polls.
He finished ahead in the first round on April 22, claiming 28.63% of votes cast against Sarkozy's 27.18%.
In a twin blow to Sarkozy between the two rounds, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and centrist François Bayrou, who gathered around 18% and 9% respectively, both denied the incumbent an endorsement. Bayrou told supporters his personal vote would go to Hollande, while Le Pen said she would cast a blank vote.
At 79.9%, according to Ipsos, voter turnout was strong, though slightly lower than the figure reached in 2007.
Hollande will be sworn in as France’s president on May 14 or 15.
Socialist Hollande triumphs in French presidential poll - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012 - FRANCE 24
Re: Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
Collapse?Originally Posted by William Gayley Simpson
But WHY?
I repeat AGAIN, the FN is the "scarecrow" of the French political life!
A good example:
Des représentants juifs mettent en garde contre une alliance avec le FN
Jewish representatives warn against an alliance with the FN
Des représentants juifs mettent en garde contre une alliance avec le FN - Flash actualité - Politique - 04/05/2012 - leParisien.fr
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Europe's Jews Congratulate Hollande, Remind Him of Anti-Semitism
Rabbinical Centre of Europe congratulates Hollande for winning election in France, alerts him of the resurgence of anti-Semitism.
“We alert the president-elect on the resurgence of anti-Semitism and insecurity in Europe and France in particular and the need to vigorously fight it regardless of its origin,” the organization said.
Europe's Jews Remind Hollande of Anti-Semitism - Global Agenda - News - Israel National News
Re: Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
We turned Sarkozy, We settled Hollande
Re: Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
ALGERIAN & MOROCCAN FLAGS!!!
Victoire de Hollande. À la Bastille, une France “black-blanc-beur”
Victoire de Hollande. À la Bastille, une France
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French olim: Hollande bad for Jews
Netanya's French community disappointed by elections results; says new president 'will care for Muslims because they supported him'
In Israel, the city of Netanya has the largest community of French nationals. Many expressed concern that Hollande will "Care for the Muslims, because they supported him."
"Hollande is not good for the Jews or for Israel," said Lorence Partush, adding that many Jews in France will now have an excuse to make aliyah, because "he loves Muslims."
French olim: Hollande bad for Jews - Israel News, Ynetnews
Re: Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
I don`t know that much about Hollande but I suspect that France is going to serve as an example, good or bad, for a number of other countries which are right now toying with the idea of socialism. Unlike previous socialist governments, this time people are much more aware of other countries. One thing people aren`t being told, and even conservatives are refusing to acknowledge, is the role of multiculturalism in this victory. Without honesty on that subject, it will be hard for anyone to learn a valid lesson.
Re: Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
I can't believe what is going on with France. I look at those pictures where muslims openly celebrate Hollande's victory with Turkish , Marocan's and Alegerie's flags and still can not believe what French nation allowed to happen.
Is there any hope any more?
" For we walk by faith not by sight " ~ Christ
* Tribute to Eugene Terre'Blanche
STOP!! Islam
Re: Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
It's not as bad as it seems though... Yes, the Algerians won this election... But look how well Le Pen did! 17.9% in the first round! Her refusal to vote could very well have influenced the outcome. If we're in a time of a great transition then things like this are to be expected. There is a similar situation in the USA now with Ron Paul. They may face another 4 years of Barrack Obama, because many of Ron Paul's supporters refuse to compromise and won't vote for any other candidate who might defeat Obama.
I think that in France there already may be people rethinking their vote, after this display of African nationalism. Maybe Le Pen was right, some might be thinking. Surely, a few years from now, people will be thinking differently. And hopefully the rest of the world learns from France rather than the hard way.
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France have very strange policy regarding rules of taking data on census.
Is there some accurate data which percent of non-white immigrants is currently in France?
" For we walk by faith not by sight " ~ Christ
* Tribute to Eugene Terre'Blanche
STOP!! Islam
Re: Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
Listen to those Africans speaking Their gibberish patois French. Truly scary.
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Yeah , their inarticulate screams resemble more to animals than to humans.
" For we walk by faith not by sight " ~ Christ
* Tribute to Eugene Terre'Blanche
STOP!! Islam
Re: Socialist Hollande Triumphs in French Presidential Poll - Will the Front National Benefit?
The vote for Hollande, was a vote for continued spending and fiscal irresponsibility! The majority of the voters simply don't understand or don't care that it's going to take a great deal of austerity measures and sacrifice on the part of the French citizen to get their dept under control.
This is where true leadership comes in order to simply say to the people that the countries broke! And we can't continue to spend and spend on socialist programs. What's easy, is for people like Hollande to say that we can just spend our way out of this mess, just like Obama wants to do here in the United States.
If anything good will come of this, it's that a financial crisis will come even faster, pushing more and more people to the 'right' for real solutions. This is what will happen if Obama is re-elected, which might be a good thing in the long run, if it leads to eventually destabilizing this corrupt government now in charge.
The Creek and French vote apparently is a huge set back for the Europe and is now being reflected in our own stock market, as it's taking a steady slide downward.
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With most normal citizens who support socialism I find it comes down to two things... They refuse to sacrifice, and/or they resent the wealth of others. Socialists allow people to indulge in this bad behaviour by telling them that they only reason they are being asked to sacrifice, they only reason they don't have luxurious mansions, is that other people are cheating them. We saw this in Wisconsin, pro-union bloggers whipped people into a frenzy with misinformation about the state budget. And we here statements so often it's cliche, over and over, such-and-such CEO earned $20 million this year while people are losing their jobs... Intended to provoke envy, which socialists pretend is moral indignation. It's a hard mindset to counter within a typical attention span!
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