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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Competent, determined and conviction-founded, Martine Aubry represents Socialist continuity and an attachment to the classic left; unpredictable, modern, telegenic, Ségolène Royal is the TV Madonna gifted with an iron will and whirring pragmatism," wrote daily Libération editor Laurent Joffrin in his Op-Ed Friday. "Martine Aubry wants to safeguard the homestead, while Ségolène Royal chases adventure," Joffrin continued, noting that in the absence of any major ideological gulf between the two reform-minded women, "there is an incontestable opposition of style...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Which Woman Will Lead France's Socialists? | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...risk for Strauss-Kahn is that this thing may be dragged out again as campaigning starts to raise questions about his responsibility and stability," says Laurent Joffrin, editor of the left-leaning daily Liberation. That threat is especially true given Strauss-Kahn's long-standing reputation in France as a man with formidable and proven powers of seduction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMF Tries to Recover from Strauss-Kahn Affair | 10/26/2008 | See Source »

...politicians' lives-considerably raises the possibility of sex and dalliances becoming game-changing concerns in future French elections. However, throwing that first stone may be perilous, "because this kind of thing isn't reserved to Strauss-Kahn, or even the left, since we know many conservatives go astray," Joffrin notes. "And not just in France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMF Tries to Recover from Strauss-Kahn Affair | 10/26/2008 | See Source »

...That's no mean feat. "How do you win a war that is militarily unwinnable?" asked Laurent Joffrin, editor of the left-leaning daily Libération in an editorial Wednesday. "Obviously pulling out would be the worst of all outcomes. But the solution can only be political, even if that requires military supremacy. The courage of soldiers demands the intelligence of politicians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Firm After Afghan Deaths | 8/20/2008 | See Source »

...setback would not affect the mandate for sweeping reform got from voters just 10 months ago, some pundits accused the right of being intentionally autistic in ignoring Sunday's outcome. "Monsieur le Président, someone has to inform you: you lost these municipal elections, and badly," wrote Laurent Joffrin, editor-in-chief of the leftist daily Libération in his Monday editorial. "With a Soviet-grade excess of hypocrisy, your accomplices, spokespeople, and your Prime Minister have maintained the contrary, [but] this first vote held just 10 months after your election has resulted in a resounding repudiation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy's Party Lags in Elections | 3/17/2008 | See Source »

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