France, Right or Left

Like Max I am fascinated by the presidential elections in France this year, perhaps in part because the last few weeks I have had the candidates faces staring at me. Their posters are everywhere in France. It is really a right or left toss up though both candidates are racing to the center. This time the election isn’t going the way of fringe parties as was the case in recent past years. Sarkozy represents the right and Royal the left and the run off in May is a dead heat. I caught Royal campaigning by bicycle in Paris last week.