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France has a Presidential election next April (first round) and May (run-off.) On present evidence, Sarkozy will lose to the Socialist Hollande and may be eliminated in the first round by Marine LePen. LePen wants to get out of the EU and Hollande wants “to protect France’s sovereignty.”

The Sarkozy-Merkel alliance may be short-lived.

"LePen wants to get out of the EU and Hollande wants “to protect France’s sovereignty."

Does she want to get out of the EU or off the euro (i.e. out of the Eurozone)? IMO, the EU is beneficial for it's countries as long as it sticks to things like free trade, passports and travel. If it ever starts to get into things like foreign policy, raising armies and things that a sovereign country has control over, then it would be a bad thing. As far as I know right now it does not. I don't like how they elect lawmakers from each country to be part of this European Parliment. I don't know what kind of laws they can enact but I think as of right now it just has to do with the trade regulations and stuff like that. But you know how lawmakers are. I would be very afraid of them expanding their powers.