France General Discussion

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Chad? Are the French going in like? I'd have had much more respect for France had she gone into Iraq. About as much use on the UN Security Council as an ornament, which is a shame. The UN? Now there's a tiger with no teeth

Struggle to name any other leading nation blighted by it's "Non, Non, Non" self-interest .

Nevertheless, I'm sure France if she has a will to do so become, significantly, less introspective in international affairs

Dave

Sarkozy basically flew to Chad and airlifted the accused Frenchmen (and Spaniards) out, my impression is without the consent of the Chadian government.

(Accused of attempting to kidnap around 100 Chadian "orphans" who really had families, if you missed that story.)

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DLC?

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For those interested in approval ratings...

"Do you have confidence in ~ to face France’s problems?"

Sarkozy
Confidence: 53 (-4)
No Confidence: 42 (+2)

Fillon (Prime Minister)
Confidence: 44 (-8)
No Confidence: 47 (+5)

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/28970/sarkozy_fillon_lose_points_again_in_france/

The UMP honeymoon is rapidly coming to a close. (Sarkozy enjoyed a rating of 64-32 in August, and Fillon 53-39.)

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The Nouveau Centre-PSLE is a smarter centrist alternative in what I'm concerned.

The whole point of NC was a bunch of politicians who wanted to get reelected, not any sort of actual ideology. There just more UMPers.

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Les Verts: the most popular party in France!

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Left-Radicals, eh? I like them now.

What next? Referendum?

France has a lot of political parties with names that trace from the era when you had to have "Left", "Radical", "Revolutionary" or something else similar in your name to be elected. The PRG is definitely centrist, and probably my favorite French party.