French Politics, So Adult

[JackLuis]

Hollande wins French left’s presidential primary

The French had an open primary to select an opponent for Sarkozy. The Socialist's picked:

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French Socialist lawmaker Francois Hollande Ta Da!
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In an interesting twist Hollande was pitched against Segolene Royal, who is both Hollande’s former partner and the Socialist’s defeated candidate in the 2007 election, said the win was both an “undeniable advance” and showed supporters’ “very strong trust” in the victor.

Hollande was the partner of fourth-placed challenger Royal for 30 years, raising four children with her. But he split from her secretly before her failed presidental run to move in with his girlfriend.
Despite the bad blood, the campaign only turned truly bitter in the closing straight, when Aubry attempted to close down Hollande’s narrow but consistent lead by tacking to the left and branding him weak.

Like Bill running against Hillary? In a way?