France: Départementales 2015 - March 22/29, 2015

[Simfan34]

I like the BBC's lead: "Sarkozy 'staves off France far-right': Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP and its allies push the National Front into second in the first round of French local elections, exit polls suggest".

So Sarkozy "saves the day", then? Interesting way to put it. Actually, most of the headlines seem to apparently credit Sarkozy for the performance of the "Sarkozy party", otherwise known as the UMP. The question is- will the French see it that way?

[Simfan34]

Although apparently Sarkozy wants to rename the UMP to "The Republicans". Seriously.

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Mostly irrelevant, but apparently this is the cover of tomorrow's Libération. If I'm reading it correctly, the headline is rather curious:



"One has won"? I have a suspicion whoever thought of it first thought of it in English. But who knows.

[Simfan34]

"We won".

Because everyone in the election night pretended to be happy with the results.

Wouldn't that be "nous avons gagné", however?

[Simfan34]

"We won".

Because everyone in the election night pretended to be happy with the results.

Wouldn't that be "nous avons gagné", however?

In oral French, nobody ever uses the person "nous" anymore, and "on a gagné" is the typical rooting chant when one is victorious in sports or other fields.

I see. As if things in spoken French weren't difficult enough to tell apart as is.

[Simfan34]

What could be considered a good or bad result for the different parties tonight? I found this interesting:
 

LOL at "Berezina"