François Hollande has been a huge failure in his first 100 days. His approval rating is the lowest of any French president at the 100 day mark: 46%, suggesting a weak economy has cut short the Socialist leader’s honeymoon.
Hollande has not benefited from the post-electoral bounce enjoyed by his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007. Sarkozy’s approval rating climbed
to 65 percent in the weeks after his victory.
The Ifop poll, published in Le Figaro, said that 51 percent of those questioned thought France was changing for the worse, with just 17 percent convinced it was changing for the better.
In 2007 after the election of Sarkozy, 45 percent of those questioned said France was changing for the better.
Buyer’s regret? Miss Sarko yet?
A cautionary tale for any here thinking about giving the Socialist, Obama, a second term.
Le Monde goes on to compare the French President’s position with the one adopted by his predecessor, which was roundly criticised at the time –
"In the summer of 2010, a speech on the Roma delivered by Nicolas Sarkozy in Grenoble [in which he pledged to dismantle half of France’s illegal Roma camps] met with widespread indignation. However, today most left-wing figures have remained remarkably silent” on the issue."For Le Monde, the feeble response is “in part” due to “political divisions in the government” and a hesitant civil society that is unsure how to react.
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B-b-but, you mean he isn’t doing Socialism right?
Oh, damn the bad luck......
Vote for the socialist! He’ll keep the free stuff coming!
Like we didn’t see that one coming. As the wealthy French have packed up their bags and left, or are on their way out.
To paraphrase an old saying: Vote in haste, repent at leisure.