numediaman
Mar 21, 2004, 05:44 PM
Is this a trend? The French went to the polls today and even though Chirac is the leader of the conservatives in France, the socialists seem to be the big winner.
Story:
Poll setback for French leaders
The government's reform plans sparked mass strikes
Exit polls from France's regional elections indicate the governing centre-right coalition has suffered a major setback. The polls put the left-wing opposition 6% ahead of the parties in government.
They give the far-right National Front the same level of support as in the 2002 presidential elections.
Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said he would "take into account" the results, in polls that were seen as a mid-term test for the government . . .
. . . The BBC's Caroline Wyatt in Paris says that if the trend is confirmed in the second round of voting next Sunday, Mr Raffarin's future could be in doubt.
Initial results combined with exit polls showed the centre-right had gained just 34% of the vote compared with the opposition Socialists on 40.5%.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3554117.stm
Back in the U.S: will Eugene Debs run?
Story:
Poll setback for French leaders
The government's reform plans sparked mass strikes
Exit polls from France's regional elections indicate the governing centre-right coalition has suffered a major setback. The polls put the left-wing opposition 6% ahead of the parties in government.
They give the far-right National Front the same level of support as in the 2002 presidential elections.
Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said he would "take into account" the results, in polls that were seen as a mid-term test for the government . . .
. . . The BBC's Caroline Wyatt in Paris says that if the trend is confirmed in the second round of voting next Sunday, Mr Raffarin's future could be in doubt.
Initial results combined with exit polls showed the centre-right had gained just 34% of the vote compared with the opposition Socialists on 40.5%.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3554117.stm
Back in the U.S: will Eugene Debs run?
