Sunday, June 10, 2012

France's Mr Normal Set to Secure Socialist Majority in Vote

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: PARIS: He calls himself Mr Normal. But that's only if ''normal'' means having the chance to become one of France's strongest presidents in recent memory.

Francois [sic] Hollande, the unassuming politician who won last month's presidential election, is on the verge of cementing that victory by securing a legislative majority. If his Socialists can achieve that feat by securing a majority in the National Assembly, or at least forming a coalition with allies from like-minded parties, Mr Hollande would occupy a commanding position that France's left has not enjoyed in a generation. » | Henry Chu | Monday, June 11, 2012