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Don’t Sell the Bearskin before You Kill the Bear

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, […]

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The Socialists Implode in France

Being a political junkie, I’ve followed the contest for the leadership of the Socialist Party in France closely.  Since the summer, it’s been apparent that the party is split between a more moderate faction, who are amenable to a coalition with the center-left “MoDem” party of Francois Bayrou, and a hard left faction, who believe the party should sharpen its differences with the right.  The more moderate faction is lead […]

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