Jullien wrote:> it is not the forum for it but I want to reply you about french
> regional elections which were commented on your article of
> yesterday;
> I'm french and a faithful reader of your website since I
> discovered it in 2009
> In french political context the UMP is a hardline conservative
> party (right, more explanations are needed) ; our socialist party
> is not a far-left party but is not unlike the left wing of your
> democratic party
> In fact, the UMP holds now two regional council presidencies :
> Alsace and La Réunion (don't forget our overseas departements ; it
> would be like forgetting Hawai and Alaska on a map of the USA)
I'll have to take your word for it, but I was following news stories
that called the UMP "center-right," and the Socialist party as pretty
far to the left.
Thanks for the correction. I'll try to do more careful research
in the future.
John