mazzz
Emperor
Who would you vote for?
Likely French Presidential Runoff Poll
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Mr. Dictator
A Chain-Smoking Fox
that's tough...
sarkozy has some points but royal is a fox.
in the end of the day though, i'm american...so i can't really say i know enough about french politics.
i was actually hoping le pen would win, just for laughs.
sarkozy has some points but royal is a fox.
in the end of the day though, i'm american...so i can't really say i know enough about french politics.
i was actually hoping le pen would win, just for laughs.
kryszcztov
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I'm French and I don't vote in RL. I take this poll with a virtual angle, so I voted Royal here, just to express who I'd vote for if I were forced to vote for someone. Basically, anyone but Sarkozy.
scipian
Czar
Sarkozy! Seems like a good practical, conservative, and realistic politician.
GoldEagle
Deity of All Drummers
I'm an outsider, but I would say Royal. I like her politics (as how I've seen them in my 5 minutes of looking)
scipian
Czar
BTW- Royal wants to raise the minimum wage to the equivalent of about 18$ an hour. MINIMUM WAGE! That's a bit extreme.
Note: She wants 2000 Euros per month. 24000 per year. That's about 30,000$ a year. They work 35 hour weeks and have 4 weeks of vacation. So that means about 18 dollars an hour.
Note: She wants 2000 Euros per month. 24000 per year. That's about 30,000$ a year. They work 35 hour weeks and have 4 weeks of vacation. So that means about 18 dollars an hour.
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Diverse in Unity
She's either crazy or plain stupid. French economy can't afford that. Minimum wage is dangerous as it is, and this would probably lead to a collapse of the whole system.
Do you need someone to clean your office? Ah, you must pay him the minimum wage. Costs would skyrocket, as well as unemployment.
Pontiuth Pilate
Republican Jesus!
Royal is bad, Sarkozy is worse.
Guy who's been spending whole life getting ready for office = SHOULD NEVER BE GRANTED THAT OFFICE.
Guy who's been spending whole life getting ready for office = SHOULD NEVER BE GRANTED THAT OFFICE.
Sarkozy? That ain't a French name!
CCA
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The likely winner of this one.
I'm assuming that everyone that voted for right-wing parties will vote for Sarkozy and everyone who voted left-wing will support royal.
Here I go:
Sarkozy:
UPM-31.11%
National Front-10.51%
Movement for France-2.24%
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition Party- 1.15%
Total: 45.01%
Royale:
Socialist Party-25.83%
Revolutionary Communist League-4.11%
French Communist Party-1.94%
Green Party-1.57%
Worker's Sturggle-1.34%
Jose Bove-1.32%
Worker's Party-0.34
Total:36.45%
The deciding party is Bayrou's Centrist Union for French Democracy Party.
If I could vote I would vote for Royale but I would place my bets with Sarkozy...
I'm assuming that everyone that voted for right-wing parties will vote for Sarkozy and everyone who voted left-wing will support royal.
Here I go:
Sarkozy:
UPM-31.11%
National Front-10.51%
Movement for France-2.24%
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition Party- 1.15%
Total: 45.01%
Royale:
Socialist Party-25.83%
Revolutionary Communist League-4.11%
French Communist Party-1.94%
Green Party-1.57%
Worker's Sturggle-1.34%
Jose Bove-1.32%
Worker's Party-0.34
Total:36.45%
The deciding party is Bayrou's Centrist Union for French Democracy Party.
If I could vote I would vote for Royale but I would place my bets with Sarkozy...
mitsho
Deity
There is that saying that you can't vote for Sarkozy because you know what he will do and you can't vote either for Royal because you don't know what she will do. (It went further and stated that you cannot vote for Bayrou because you know that he couldn't do what he wants to do).
So, that's my dilemma, I think in the end it will end in a Pro-or-Contra-Sarkozy-Plebiscite which will thus be won by Royal (who I would vote for, Sarkozy has just "spoken" (!!) too harshly).
mick
So, that's my dilemma, I think in the end it will end in a Pro-or-Contra-Sarkozy-Plebiscite which will thus be won by Royal (who I would vote for, Sarkozy has just "spoken" (!!) too harshly).
mick
Gladi
The ignored thread killer
Bright day
Well from what I have heard and seen, I have little to no trust in miss (or mrs? that PACS stuf is so confusing) Royal, so were I french, I would vote for mr. Sarkozy.
Well from what I have heard and seen, I have little to no trust in miss (or mrs? that PACS stuf is so confusing) Royal, so were I french, I would vote for mr. Sarkozy.
didn't someone actually mention here that Le Pen focused on Sarkozy's Hungarian (?) heritage as a reason to not vote for him? 
As it is now, I have no idea who I'd vote for since both of the choices seem far sub-optimal...pest or cholera
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Diverse in Unity
HannibalBarka
We are Free
Hummm, although I am going to vote for Royal, I like the idea that France is going to have a social-democratic woman (Royal is closer to the center than previous socialist candidate contrary to what you all think here ;-) ) OR a truly right wing guy (D'Estaing and Chirac weren't reallt right wing guys) as a President. I however think Sarkozy will win.
The Last Conformist
Irresistibly Attractive
I don't pretend to be into French politics, but from what I've heard Sarko sounds like the better choice. The French economy needs a dose of liberalization, not more regulation.
Incidentally, at 79 Le Pen presumably just failed his final bid for the presidency. Is there a crown prince?
Incidentally, at 79 Le Pen presumably just failed his final bid for the presidency. Is there a crown prince?
Verbose
Deity
Nope, but a Crown Princess. His daughter Marine seems to be stepping into daddy's shoes. Fairly successfully so far too.
AL_DA_GREAT
amour absinthe révolution
Sarko, he is the only one that can save the French economy. France is in big need of reforms and lower taxes.
