France Gets Ready For It's Presidential Election

The first round of the French presidential election is on April 22. REUTERS

With Election Days Away, Sarkozy’s Outlook Grows Dim -- New York Times

PARIS — The candidate — energetic, bold, indefatigable — is confident, sure he will win, pulling energy from his big crowds.

“Take your destiny in your hands!” Nicolas Sarkozy shouted to the 100,000 or so who came to the Place de la Concorde to see him last Sunday. “People of France! Don’t have fear! They will not win if you decide that you will win!”

But the team around him has quietly started to have doubts about victory, and is debating the best strategy to try to overcome serious odds.

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Update: France Gears Up for Presidential Vote -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: I have a few friends in France, and they are all saying the same the same thing to me .... it does not look good for Sarkozy.