FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: ROUND 1
OK so the French Presidential elections are on Sunday. These elections are a particularly big deal because Chirac is retiring and its gonna be a new person from a new generation. Its basically between 4 people: Nicholas Sarkozy, Segolene Royal, Jean-Marie Le Pen and Jean-Francois Bayrou.
This weekend people vote (its like the semi-finals), and the first 2 candidates make it to the final, and in 2 weeks the country will vote again and choose a President.
Interestingly, you can only vote for 1 person. That's it. Just one name. There is no preference voting like in Australia. The way it works is kinda hilarious too.... You get sent in the mail the posters of all the 11 candidates, stating their promises etc. You also get 11 pieces of plain white paper with the candidate's name written on it. On Sunday you go (if you can be bothered - voting is not compulsory) to the voting booth and put the piece of paper with the person's name whom you are voting for into the ballot. Apparently someone then announces "Allison Marty has voted". Amy likened it to the voting in Survivor.....
Here you can see the posters and the papers of the 4 main candidates....
How old school is that!!!???!!!
People are mostly saying its between Sergelene Royal and Nicholas Sarkoky, although it is probably going to be a fairly open election. Sarkozy is a cop, and is promising to clean the poorer suburbs of "scum"...... Most French people I have spoken to are seriously scared if he gets in power - he is much more liberal than France is used to (seriously this country is very socialist)... and he has nasty immigration ideas (sounds like someone we know) which of course do appeal to many voters..... I think if he gains power there will be some serious demonstrating (in the way only the Frenchies know best).
Sergelene is the other major contender, if she gets power she will be the first French female President. She is a member of the Parti Socialiste, and many people I know think she is the lesser of two evils. Le Pen is the really scary one, he is quite racist, however he is 78..... although in the last election finals it was him and Chirac....
So the nation waits with baited breath........
OK so the French Presidential elections are on Sunday. These elections are a particularly big deal because Chirac is retiring and its gonna be a new person from a new generation. Its basically between 4 people: Nicholas Sarkozy, Segolene Royal, Jean-Marie Le Pen and Jean-Francois Bayrou.
This weekend people vote (its like the semi-finals), and the first 2 candidates make it to the final, and in 2 weeks the country will vote again and choose a President.
Interestingly, you can only vote for 1 person. That's it. Just one name. There is no preference voting like in Australia. The way it works is kinda hilarious too.... You get sent in the mail the posters of all the 11 candidates, stating their promises etc. You also get 11 pieces of plain white paper with the candidate's name written on it. On Sunday you go (if you can be bothered - voting is not compulsory) to the voting booth and put the piece of paper with the person's name whom you are voting for into the ballot. Apparently someone then announces "Allison Marty has voted". Amy likened it to the voting in Survivor.....
Here you can see the posters and the papers of the 4 main candidates....
How old school is that!!!???!!!
People are mostly saying its between Sergelene Royal and Nicholas Sarkoky, although it is probably going to be a fairly open election. Sarkozy is a cop, and is promising to clean the poorer suburbs of "scum"...... Most French people I have spoken to are seriously scared if he gets in power - he is much more liberal than France is used to (seriously this country is very socialist)... and he has nasty immigration ideas (sounds like someone we know) which of course do appeal to many voters..... I think if he gains power there will be some serious demonstrating (in the way only the Frenchies know best).
Sergelene is the other major contender, if she gets power she will be the first French female President. She is a member of the Parti Socialiste, and many people I know think she is the lesser of two evils. Le Pen is the really scary one, he is quite racist, however he is 78..... although in the last election finals it was him and Chirac....
So the nation waits with baited breath........
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