How could I not blog about this!?!?! Today was the french presidential election!!! It was between Nicolas Sarcozy for re-election, who is pictured here on the right, and Francois Holland, who is pictured on the left. One can place Sarcozy's political views rather close to those of Obama's and in France Sarcozy is considered to be a right winged politician. Francois Holland is a socialist, and considered here in france to be a left winged politician. What this then concludes is that the whole political system of France is moved over about one step to the left compared to that of America. What makes that realization even more interesting, is that the Socialist candidate was elected today! At 8pm today after just having finished dinner my host mom ran to the television to see what the results were. I currently live in the Pays-de-la-Loire Region of France, or more specifically the Maine et Loire Valley. This region is typically known for being right winged, so as you can imagine my host parents were not happy. I then received a pretty interesting explanation for how Holland, their new president, is going to seriously upset the European Union, which I can understand since his political view points are very far from ever being elected in America. But what made it the most interesting for me what simply that I was only an observer. In America I find myself getting frustrated and annoyed with politics and having to decide on who to vote for, but here in France, I just got to sit back and watch the elections unfold, and then how they effected those around me. Another interesting thing about French elections is that the new president takes office almost immediately. When I asked my host mom the date Holland would be moving in she said Um I'm not sure, probably Monday. It was very surprising! But made me think of our program as a little excessive. I then watched both the former and new president give speeches on television, both saying nice things about each other, but both coming down to the same phrase, no matter who one this election one thing still stands true, they are still all French and love their country, which then concludes with Vive La France!!!! But I did hear some Holland supporters saying Vive La President!! Overall it was a very interesting thing to experience. I think I will forever remember being in France when the socialist president was elected.
These pictures are posted up on signs right on the side walk, I walk past them every morning on the way to the bus!!, they are currently vandalized, I can add that picture on a different day lol
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