Posted on 05/06/2012 10:00:27 AM PDT by Cincinna
French Socialist Francois Hollande appeared headed to victory over President Nicolas Sarkozy, according to exit polls of voters released by Swiss and Belgian news media.
Those polls showed Hollande with 52 to 53 percent of the vote in an election that turned on solutions for Europe's economic crisis amid record unemployment in France.
French voters were still headed to cast their ballots when the exit polls were released in the early evening _ the results of exit polls cannot be published in France until voting ends at 8 p.m., 2 p.m. Eastern _ but the outcome seemed all but certain.
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
Someone will eventually come along with a “solution” that will spare the new ruling class.
France has lost a remarkable leader. He was taking France on the correct road. Sadly, socialism is the wrong way, the way that always fails.
He should come to America on a book tour. Maybe we could learn a few things form him, as well...?
France has lost a remarkable leader. He was taking France on the correct road. Sadly, socialism is the wrong way, the way that always fails.
He should come to America on a book tour. Maybe we could learn a few things form him, as well...?
There's been much FReeper wailing+teeth gnashing about this purported 'news'.
Absolutely horrible. I was so hoping he’d win. 10% Muslims in France didn’t help.
The history of Western Civilization is no longer being taught in most of our schools. I’m starting to wonder how much longer civilization itself will last.
Christianity, combined with classical values and philosophy—from Jerusalem, Athens, and Rome—was the underlying force behind this culture. About the only thing I can see that might save it is a Christian revival. But in that regard, Europe is in worse shape than we are.
Still, it has happened before. Let’s hope.
As a very conservative Brit, I can only express my delight that the odious Sarkozy has lost.....
Just like Merkel and pretty much every other Euro leader, he was happy to sell his people and everyone else to the disgusting Euro project.
Britain is going to be the resistance to the socialist disease once we get rid of Cameron.
The French have lost in France.
There goes an anti-Iranian ally. The welfare-funded, antisemitic, muslim vote probably tipped the scales.
Il n'y a pas d'honte être français. Il y a seulement l'honte dans rester de français.
(There is no shame in being French. There is only shame in staying French.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
SARKOZY HEADING FOR LOSS TO SOCIALIST 53.3-46.7
... maybe Socialism will WORK this time....??
That’s hardly a mandate, tho it’s making me physically ill at the moment. My son in law apparently didn’t vote this go round. We’re gonna have to have a talk about that.
I just saw an interesting documentary from Journeyman Pictures on Youtube yesterday. It was about the elections in France and the crime, so bad in some areas the police don’t want to enter. Here is the description:
French election battle enters tense final phase
The beautiful port city of Marseilles was once a symbol of multiculturalism in France. Now plagued by gangs and crime, it has become central to the heated election debates around immigration and security.
Generations of immigrants have helped to shape the character of Marseilles and a third of the population are Muslim. But recently an explosion in violent crime has torn apart this melting pot, exacerbated by the recent killings in Toulouse by Islamist, Mohammed Merah, and Sarkozy’s controversial anti-halal campaign. “An election doesn’t justify being demagogic. It is dividing France, playing people off against each other.” In the midst of an ongoing economic crisis and with the election only a week away, many remain sceptical about France’s unity and the future prospects of its people. “We need real solutions to the problems here”, says Nassurdine Haidari, one of Marseilles’ vice mayors.
April 2012
Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_Q9mz1QnE&feature=plcp
I certainly do not forsee the crime and unemployment improving under socialism. It’s taking them down the wrong road. I was hoping Sarkozy would be reelected. I bet Obama, however, is happy to have a new socialist to hang out with.
Off With Their Heads!!!!!
“... so that the socialist inclined here can see what will happen if we continue down this road.”
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US socialists know very well what happened every time that socialism was tried in the world but you seem to think that their mindset is love for this country.
Their driving force is the desire for power and total control over the American people — nothing less.
The people wanted ‘Change’. You can have OUR ‘Change’, France, and shove it where the sun don’t shine.
This is highly disturbing... I haven't been to France since 1997, but was hoping to visit perhaps in the next year or two. Looks like France is off the list for us for the foreseeable future.
Idiot French voters. I'm worried about the Jewish community in France, among other things there... :-(
When does the Socialist and his floozy take the oath of office?
Well, I guess Sarkozy won’t have to deal with Netanyahu any more (since he found that so distasteful).
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