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theochino1 06/17/2012 04:16 AM Report
It's over. Mr Lefevre has lost against Ms. Narassiguin in the United States and Canada - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/nyregion/in-new-york-city-french-politics-is-local.html
nicolasthomas58 04/26/2012 06:00 PM Report
@Sido67: With all due respect the left in France is not the left in the US and the right in France is not the right in the US! It's a huge misunderstanding. And if you call Obama a socialist I am ready to send you a dozen of them from France! You'll taste the difference by yourself.
But on your other comment, and more seriously, of course Frederic Lefebvre is right. Hollande has no government experience, in 30 years none of his friends has made him a member of the government.
sido67 04/25/2012 09:19 PM Report
Lefevre is right regarding Sarkozy, he is the only one with experience, but wrong about Obama. Sarkozy is from the right, Obama is from the left like Francois Hollande a Socialist!!!
toqueville 04/18/2012 10:16 AM Report
Hello dear friends. What most of you probably don't know is that Lefebvre is a candidate for the post of Member of Parliament for French citizens abroad in North America (USA & Canada). This appearance is as much about saving his losing bid for this post as it is about Sarkozy's campaign.
Lefebvre was 'parachuted' into the district by the presidential party against the will of French expatriates in North-America. There are over 15 candidates for this post including 5 conservative dissidents who are all opposed to Lefebvre's bid.
shackwell 04/17/2012 08:24 PM Report
agree with the below - this guy was totally partisan, charlie even tried to tell him nicely to stop insulting the other candidate and had to throw in that another person from the other side may have to come on TV.
that said, i know little about the french elections.
republicans political people would have loved to hear that obama is just like the french president for their campaign ads.
SharkswithfrikingLazers 04/17/2012 04:57 PM Report
He came on as the French Minister of Commerce but talked as if he was the Campaign Manager.
Hard guest to pin down to details on the economy and raising taxes/austerity vs. borrowed growth. He did not make his case for me.
I don't have that good feeling that PBS is singing about now in their ads.
REMant 04/17/2012 11:47 AM Report
Obama had as little on-the-job experience as Hollande, and they share a lot of the same domestic agenda, if more likely to achieve it. In addition to imposition of a "Volcker rule," Hollande is said to favor higher taxes on large corps and lower on smaller, jobs for unemployed youth and housing programs for the ghettos, more teachers, returning the retirement age to 60, shifting from nuclear to renewable energy, and same-sex marriage. Altho at the moment at a 12-year high French unemployment is not much higher than our own, perhaps less if the latter were counted right, it's almost twice Germany's, prompting the govt to point to the latter's labor market reforms, while the Socialists counter it is the fault of failed economic policies. I don't know how many non-Keynesians there are among the Socialists, but Hollande is also committed to a balanced budget in three yrs, while Sarkozy is certainly a newcomer to "austerity," and seemingly envious of London's bankers. Yet it seems to me the French have been performing up to their usual standards in this crisis, and remain among the wealthiest and most financially conservative folks on the planet, which probably comes as a surprise to many, who may not have encountered a car speeding along a rural highway without headlights. I would surmise they can afford higher taxes, and that the govt's doomsaying falls on somewhat deaf ears. Economics aside, the more Sarkozy beats up on minorities the higher his ratings rise. Still he trails Hollande consistently in a two-man field, and the conclusion of David Frost's otherwise much more informative conversation on this subject this week was that his only chance is to win in the first round. IMHO, he richly deserves what's likely to be coming to him.