At least I think that’s how you’d translate La Figaro’s paraphrase (“de ne pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué”) of Segoline Royal’s reaction to Martine Aubrey’s declaration of victory, in the middle of what looks to become a really donneybrook between the two over the election for leadership of the Socialist Party in France. What’s happening is exactly what you’d expect — lawyers are getting involved, disputes are arising as to the accuracy of the vote count in different locations, and, for better or worse, because the election was run by the party itself, there’s no Supreme Court to step in and resolve the mess. So I suspect the dispute will go on until the powers-that-be in the Socialist Party decide upon a winner. Even then, it’s hard to see how that winner (which will probably be Aubrey) will have much legitimacy. Stay tuned.
Tags: France, Martine Aubrey, Politics, Segoline Royal, Socialists