French legislative election 2012

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Sarkozy's approvals kind of make sense in that lame ducks usually get a slight boost from people who aren't angry at them anymore and don't consider them a threat, I think the first Bush had approvals in the low 40s around election day 1992 but were in the mid-50s by the time he left office. Didn't happen with his son of course, but he was far more controversial and polarizing.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Why does France have to hold four elections in a year? It seems that'd be kind of annoying and not good for turnout, why not just have one for the first round of the presidential and legislative and then one for the second round of presidential and legislative?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I suspect the reasoning might be that it allows people specific time to focus on each election, so they can first just focus on the presidential campaign and then only on the legislative one. But still seems kind of unnecessary, not to mention expensive.