46 - 47% for UMP in french legislatives

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Une majorité écrasante - la gauche laminée par la droite! The right will hold between 383 and 501 out of the 577 seats in the french legislature. The left, who has held down France for the last 15 years will see how it is work that will get rid of the malaise, not more unemployment benefits.

http://www.letemps.ch/template/transmettre.asp?contenupage=nlreader&page=newsletterdisplay&id=12&NLArtID=9727

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6737825.stm

LA VAGUE BLEUE ARRIVE!

[Winston]

Re: 46 - 47% for UMP in french legislatives

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
The left, who has held down France for the last 15 years [...]

I thought the Socialists had only ~150 seats in the outgoing legislature?

Other than that, no argument from me.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

they had only 150 but they controlled the streets and thats where power ultimately risides in france. chirac was afraid of the streets and did nothing to reforme

[Winston]

Sensible, non-socialist streets

[Odin]

Poor France.

[chequita guevara]

Well, every once in a while, you need to turn the country over to the right wing to let them thoroughly wreck the country and teach the moderates a lesson about what the right really is.

[Kuciwalker]

This is an English forum.

[Meticulous Man]

Every forum has two countries: its own and France.