This morning as I flew out of Paris, a new candidate for France's Socialist party was chosen. Francois Hollande is Sarkozy's new primary opponent in the upcoming 2012 elections. In this article, the significance of Hollande's popularity is highlighted as being the Socialist's most crucial chance at regaining the office in several decades.
The article introduces some opinions agreeing that France needs change and a new energy in office. As stated by one couple, Hollande has a drastically different rhetorical approach that is winning over many French citizens. The upcoming French elections will no doubt be an interesting contest to watch considering Sarkozy is known as a good campaigner. Since this is the first time that France has used a similar presidential race as the US, will the French people play off the system changes and decide to change their leader as well? How much of the French presidential election will be based off of campaigning? How important is rhetorical strategy in a presidential election in Europe?
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