Socialists sweep the Regional Elections
A massive victory for the Parti Socialiste tonight, winning 21/22 regions in France.
Sarkozy has finally made his mark on French history, it was thanks to him the Left won its highest score since the formation of the fifth republic (1958). Isn’t it beautiful?
In PACA, I’m delighted to say we won our corner. Results from France 3, because I spent the evening in their TV studio in Nice:
Michel Vauzelle (44%)
Thierry Mariani (33%).
Jean-Marie Le Pen (23%)
Abstention dropped from around 53% last week to 48,81%
President Sarkozy will meet with Prime Minister Fillion, it is presumed he will resign. I noted last week that Fillion would be the one to jump, despite that fact it is Sarkowy who has been governing. It is rather unfair considering Fillon is more popular than Sarkozy.
A longer post will follow tommorow.
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Congratulations Hadleigh to you and all the leftwing activists out there who made this happen!
It's quite interesting to note that, with the exception of 1998, the Presidential Majority have lost all regional elections and the ones in 1998 where done when the PS led a cohabiting government. The results for the Sarkozy are only slightly worse than the '86 and '92 ones where for Mitterand.
The PS may be strong in decentralised government but I would be very surprised if it wins the 2012 elections, unless they select Dominique Strauss-Kahn as their candidate that is.
Regarding Fillon, it is French political tradition to blame the Prime Minister for every government failure.
Even the British Tories are joining in on the political kareoke! That's almost exactly what all the UMP high-ups were saying on the televised abattoir.
Well in 1992, the PS only won in the Limousin just as UMP only won in Alsace although Les Verts won Nord-Pas-de-Calais. All regional elections have been lost by the inhabitant of the Hôtel Matignon and this is no exception.
As I mentioned, unless the PS nominate Straus-Kahn I doubt they will have the same success in 2012.
Can you find a spreadsheet or list of the election results, comparing totals or percents of the major parties with each region or department? I would like to see it sorted in order by preference for left vs right. Thanks.
Hello Martin, I refer you to this page from the newspaper Le Monde which has results classed by party. Hope it helps, and thanks for commenting.
http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/infographie/2010/…