RED SCARE: Socialists poised to take control of French parliament
Hollande defeated Sarkozy in last month’s presidential election and wants voters to give him a strong mandate to enact reforms as France battles Europe’s crippling debt crisis, rising joblessness and a stagnant economy… If next week’s second round confirms Sunday’s results, it will boost his status in Europe as champion of the movement away from German-led fixation on austerity towards growth, which he favours as the solution to the economic crisis.
With Greece leading the way, Europe’s debt doom could spark a continental shift in favor of the people.
(h/t arielnietzsche)
Still Social Democrats. But better than Sarkozy!!! There is a long way to go comrades!