French election?

Question

HI,
I'd like to know what are you opinion on the 2 candidates of frenche election. What do you think of Royal AND Sarko. What medias are saying about these guys?
Thx for the response, i'm really curious.

Thx Fraginal but I'm French, I just want to have an out-of-france opinion. Which one you prefer and why.

Answer 1

Marie Royal is better than Nicolas Sarkozy because the latter might trade civil rights for political gains.

Marie-Ségolène Royal (born 22 September 1953 in Dakar, Senegal), known as Ségolène Royal, is a French politician. She is the President of the Poitou-Charentes region, a member of the National Assembly, and a prominent member of the Socialist Party. On 16 November 2006, Socialist Party members elected her as their candidate for the 2007 French presidential election.

In the first round of voting in that election, on April 22, 2007, Royal received 25.87% of votes to qualify for the second round to face Nicolas Sarkozy who received 31.18%. Both debated on 2 May 2007. Either Royal or Sarkozy will be elected the next President on May 6.

She is known for her admiration for some "Third Way" policies, for her controversial insistence on "law and order" issues and for her support of devolution and participatory democracy.

Nicolas Sarkozy, is a French politician, and the head of the right-wing party UMP. He is often nicknamed Sarko by both his French supporters and opponents.

Nicolas Sarkozy emerged from the initial round of balloting for the Presidency of the Republic in the 2007 election with more than 31% of the vote and qualified to face the Socialist candidate, Ségolène Royal, in the May 6 runoff election. One of the two will be the next President when Jacques Chirac leaves the Élysée Palace on May 16.

Until March 26, 2007, he had served as the Minister of the Interior of France (a position similar to the Home Office in the United Kingdom). His immediate post before was a brief stint as finance minister after a prior stint at Interior.

A controversial figure in France, he is known for his tough stance on law and order, and his admiration for a new economic model for France, suggesting that the country should have a more liberalised economy, so that some can gain from globalisation. Critics have accused him of being an authoritarian demagogue, ready to trade away civil liberties for political gains.

Answer 2

Hello to a good French citizen interested on international opinion about your election.
I am only one man, and an American, but here is my opinion.
I am concerned about Royal's comments and apparent fear-mongering concerning electing Sarkozy. She has claimed there will be violence if he wins. Either this is a simple attempt to try to scare the French citizen into voting for her, or it is a signal to the Left in France on what to do if she loses. Either way, it is not a good way to act in a civilized country. I believe that regardless of political affiliation, one should be concerned about the overall health of one's nation and economy, and so far Sarkozy seems more dedicated to that end goal. Royal seems intent on power, and only because she feels Socialists are entitled to it.
I believe that Sarkozy will also consider the horrible situation with violent Muslim youth, and will deal with it with strength. A stronger France is a better France, in my opinion. Right now your own police are afraid to enter some neighborhoods run under Sharia law, and this cannot stand. There can only be one law, and that is French law. Anything less signals a dissolution of your own sovereignty and will lead to eventual Anarchy. For this reason, many Americans tend to lean tor Sarkozy.
There is also the situation of friendship between our nations, which we all hope will improve. I can only see this via Sarkozy. In my country the Left has little but hatred to sell our nation, and it seems the same can be said of the Socialists.
A strong America and France will lead to a better world, and we can do it as individual parts of a unified world.

I hope this helps,

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Answer 3

France has a huge problem with illegal immigrants. Sarkozy wants to cure the problem and Royal wants to make the problem worse. Sarkozy is the far better candidate as of this reading the next president of France

Answer 4

Royal is a socialist and therefore inferior.
Sarkozy is a conservative and therefore exactly what France and the world needs right now. It is good to know that we can count on France as a friend.

As a conservative American I am quite pleased that Sarkozy won, won by such a sizable margin and that the voter turnout was so high. He now has a mandate to fulfill his promises.

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