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Conservative Sarkozy Wins Presidency of France

Posted by kdawson on from the legacy-of-Chirac dept.

Reader reporter tips us to a story just up at the NYTimes reporting that the tough-talking conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has won election as the president of France. His opponent, Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal, the first woman to get as far as the runoff in a presidential contest in France, has conceded defeat. The vote went 53% to Sarkozy and the turnout was a remarkable (by American standards) 85% of registered voters. Sarkozy is seen as a divisive figure for his demand that immigrants learn Western values (and the French language).

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  1. Re:Are you sure ... by furball · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, let's dissect that "terrorists win" rhetoric for a second shall we?

    We elected Democrats to the majority in Congress right? And right now the Democrats are pushing for us to leave Iraq. Rightly so. Ending wars is a highly desirable thing. So if we leave Iraq, do the terrorists win or lose?

    There are no ties in warfare.