The Socialist Party has chosen its candidate.

[greenie_breizh]

Ségolène Royal is the candidate for the Socialist Party for the presidential race next year.

Okay, so I'm probably way too forgiving, but I'm willing to give her a chance. She definitely freaks me out a lot less than Sarkozy does, and I want to see what her stance is on certain issues. I think she'll give me enough to be annoyed about that I don't need to start getting worked up over her before she's done anything - in the campaign, anyway, because she obviously has a (pretty heavy) political past. But hey, clean slate. Let's see what she does with it.

No matter what, I do find it extremely encouraging one of the two main parties would finally nominate a woman. I mean, 2006. Christ. Took us long enough.


Oh, and by the way - we never hear anyone calling François Hollande "François" or Nicolas Sarkozy " Nicolas" (Carl Zéro doesn't count), so could we avoid the patronizing use of a first name in the case of Ségolène Royal? Kthx.

Comments

[alohomoraa.livejournal.com]

le problème de "Sego" *sort le saxo* XD (je regarde trop les Guignole) c'est qu'elle a quand même un patronyme lourd de symbolisme, apparemment, ses militants sont appelés "ségolistes" (plutot que royalistes ^^).

mais j'ai également remarqué cette tendance de plus en plus nette et intrigante de l'appeler par son prénom. on a jamais appelé Edith Cresson par son prénom que je me souvienne... ê_e

[kikabox.livejournal.com]

It's funny you're wondering why "Ségo" is the only person we're calling by her first name in the political world, cuz I xas telling exactly the same thing yesterday...

...and the only "politician" I can remember being called by his first name in the media is Saddam ^^!