The Socialist Party bigshots who tried to push Royal to the more moderate center are already speaking out.
Bernard Kouchner, a former cabinet minister and veteran Socialist campaigner.
"This election spells the death of old-style socialism and hopefully the birth of social democracy in France."
"the Socialist Party as we know it is dead." Kouchner, the founder of "Doctors Without Borders" and one of the most popular people in France.
"It looks like he might not only win, but win by a landslide," said Brice Teinturier, director of political studies at Sofres.
“the Socialist Party as we know it is dead.” Bernard Kouchner.
I am planning to open a bottle of wonderful French Champagne to toast the victory.
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We will follow the Election results and victory celebration, and keep you all updated on the new Sarko government.
I just hope the warning about Muslim violence was the last nail in Royal’s coffin.
I asked this earlier on another FR thread.
What can we in America anticipate from a Sarkozy Administration?
When a person “warns of unrest”, they are generally making blatant threats of violence.
Any common person would certainly be arrested for such statements.
Ultimately and inevitably, this is the Left’s only source of power - the threat of mass violence.
“Every Communist must grasp the truth - political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” Chairman Mao
GO SARKOZY! I wonder what made France wise up?!
No, in fact it's strong enough to have a strangle-hold on France--like a gigantic boa constrictor--and France is nearing its last gasp.
Gore, AMLO, Royal....all cut from the same cloth...
Good riddance to any and all candidates who think they have some divine right to rule and that their supporters should lay siege to the country when they don't.
PARIS, May 5, 2007 (AFP) - More than 3,000 police will be deployed in Paris and its suburbs to head off the threat of violence after Sunday's presidential election in France, police officials said Saturday.
Railway stations will be under high surveillance in case gangs of youths travel to the capital to disrupt victory festivities.
"There are no advance signs and we have no special information, but we are keeping a close watch on the suburbs, and we've also got our eye on the radical movements of the far-left," an official said on condition of anonymity.
There are fears that a victory for right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy could spark unrest in the poor high-immigration neighbourhoods that were the scene of riots in 2005.
Join us Sunday and follow the results of the French presidential election live. Sarkozy, who was interior minister at the time, is a hate figure for many young people of black and Arab origin. He has also been vilified as a hard-right authoritarian by many on the left.
On Friday Sarkozy's opponent Socialist Segolene Royal warned of "violence and brutalities that will be triggered across the country" if he wins.
Sarkozy, 52, who heads the ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), is seen as the clear favourite in Sunday's election.
Aides said there will be a celebration in the Place de la Concorde in central Paris if Sarkozy wins.
In addition to riot police, thousands of regular police men and women and plain-clothes officers will be on patrol.
Copyright AFP
Even the BBC is having trouble finding Sego supporters who aren't, well, kooks:
Catherine Peyrouzet, 26, computer consultant
"I am on the left and will vote for Segolene Royal. The 35-hour week is a good thing. Work should be shared out.
"It's all fine to say people should be allowed to work more, but not everybody is able to.
"Sarkozy's policies would marginalise the vulnerable and increase job insecurity.
"He also worries me. I think he would erode our liberties and encourage repression.
"I don't like the way he is courting far-right voters."
"It is my responsibility today to warn people of the risk of his candidacy concerning the violence and brutality that would be unleashed in the country," she said, suggesting that unrest was especially likely in the volatile suburbs that were the site of rioting in 2005. So, he's saying it'll be just another day in Paris?
“It looks like he might not only win, but win by a landslide,” said Brice Teinturier, director of political studies at Sofres.
When even the Soclialists admit that their candidate is going to get buried, you know it is going to be real bad, they stick to their guns no matter what, like the Dems still cry about election 2000 they simply cannot admit defeat.
I think I may BBQ tomorrow and have a little somthing French for desert, or some Cognac.
Didn't Elizabeth Edwards say something like that prior to our 2004 presidential election?
Vote for me or the muslims will kill you.
A little less socialism there will help the US economy as well since the French will get their economy out of recession and buy more stuff from us.
How low can you stoop? This is truly the last resort of a scoundrel attempting to scare people into voting for her.
"There's gonna be trouble......violence.....lot's of it......but vote for moi and all will be well."
Disgraceful.
