Does he really have the power to implement such serious reforms, even being elected President of France?
What about the lower branches of government? How much power will they have to kill the reforms or water them down to useless?
What about the lower branches of government? How much power will they have to kill the reforms or water them down to useless?
He was elected with a clear mandate (not a fake Clinton one) which means a lot. He will get a lot of very loud, anguished resistance but he's got the majority of the public on his side and so his opponents will will need to be very careful. Politicians the world over are craven and self-obsessed, and the experienced ones will quickly develop an understanding of which way the wind is blowing and will take care to safeguard their own position. A lot depends upon Sarkozy....if he exhibits the sort of resolve that President Bush has shown in the War on Terror, I predict he will be successful. If he shows ANY weakness, they will eat him alive.