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...former female presidential candidate will likely comment on the current prospects of another, as former French Socialist Party candidate Ségol??ne Royal comes to Harvard next week to speak about the role of gender in politics and her work to revitalize the French Left. Royal, who lost her bid to become President of France last May to conservative rival Nicolas Sarkozy, will be at Harvard in time for “Super Tuesday,” when presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be competing in over 20 states for the nomination of the Democratic Party...
...ability of Britain and the U.S. to create jobs. He promises to deregulate France's labor market and lower the nearly 9% unemployment rate, one of the highest in Europe and almost double that of Britain's. During a May 2 debate with his Socialist opponent, Sgol??ne Royal, he lauded Britain--along with Ireland, Sweden and Denmark--for its success in combatting unemployment. That sort of attitude drew flak during the campaign--opponents tried to paint him as an American-style neoconservative--but it was a winning message. "He's as economically liberal as it's possible...
This Sunday, another large turnout is expected for the run-off election as the French choose between the two remaining candidates—Nicolas Sarkozy of the right-of-center Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party and the Socialist Party’s Ségol??ne Royal. Although we welcome the overwhelming signs of democratic strength in France, only one vote will move the country toward far-reaching reforms that La République requires—a vote for Nicolas Sarkozy...
...rocketed onto the world stage, a charismatic Socialist leader looking to be France's first female President. Now, after her roller-coaster, gaffe-tainted campaign--even leftists criticized her meeting with a bombastic Hizballah lawmaker in Beirut--Sgol??ne Royal is in the final round of the presidential campaign...
...recent national poll gave Sarkozy 31.5% backing, against 24% for his Socialist rival Sgol??ne Royal (who, sinking in the polls, took her own stab at identity politics, suggesting in March that all French citizens should learn La Marseillaise). To some in Saint-Gilles, Sarkozy's allure is in his electability. "I'm voting for Sarkozy not only because I think he truly believes these policies are necessary," confides a retired Saint-Gilles farmer and past Le Pen voter who identifies himself only as Andr, "but also because Sarkozy has a far better chance of winning and applying them...