Detail The Man of the Moment: France's Presidency   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 403 no. 8782 (Apr. 2012), page 24-26. Topik: Presidential Elections; Candidates Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.71 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Most of Francois Hollande's political career has been marked by disappointment. He did not get a ministerial job under Francois Mitterrand, in 1981-95, nor when the Socialists ran the legislature in 1997-2002. As party leader, he oversaw two presidential defeats on the trot: in 2002 Lionel Jospin failed even to make it into the second-round run-off; five years later, Segolene Royal, his own partner at the time, was trounced by Nicolas Sarkozy. Now, however, barring a spectacular upset, Mr Hollande looks set to become president himself. It is a remarkable moment, both for the man and his party. Since the second world war, the Socialists have put only one other leader in the Elysee palace. Last time they won a presidential election Ronald Reagan was in the White House and Mikhail Gorbachev in the Kremlin. Although a disconcerting number of Mr Hollande's associates date from that time, the younger members of his campaign staff were in primary school. They have never danced the streets in victory, and their feet itch. But last May Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former finance minister and presumptive Socialist candidate, was ruled out by a sex scandal. And on April 22nd Mr Hollande chalked up 28.6% of the vote in the first round of the presidential election, pushing Mr Sarkozy, the right-wing incumbent, into second place. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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