Francois Hollande sworn in as President of France

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Oh, I almost forgot, but this makes Hollande the co-prince of Andorra now, too!

Wait, what? Isn't he a Socialist (specifically a member of the French Socialist Party)? Does that mean that there's a socialist monarch in the world right now?

If you've heard what I have about some of the positions of European Monarchs... there are more than you'd realise.

Isn't Prince Charles a Greenie or something?

More Roger Scruton than Caroline Lucas/

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Was Sarko Catholic?

Yes.

I wonder what would happen if the Republic were ever to elect a jewish or muslim president?

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Was Sarko Catholic?

Yes.

I wonder what would happen if the Republic were ever to elect a jewish or muslim president?

Was he not raised Jewish? I know his family was Jewish.

Sarko's father was jewish but converted to catholicism to marry his mother. Also, I seem to recall Sarko being mainly raised by his maternal grandfather, but I'm sure our French posters know more about that.

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Sarko's father's family was protestant (Hungarian protestant), but there was strong element of catholism in that family. Also his mother's family was catholic.

Right, I checked it on wikipedia and it was the maternal grandfather who started out as a Jew and later converted to catholicism.

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