If that is true, why is either a cause for celebration?
I suggest you read more on Sarkozy. He not radical right wing. LePen, who also ran, was the far right guy. Sarkozy however is non compromising in his confrontation with the radical Islamists and the trouble makers in the project areas around France. He says it like it should be said and doesn’t tremble in his shoes everytime the radicals make threats. He is also U.S. friendly but makes it clear that he doesn’t always agree with us. But this is mild compared to Chirac’s open hostility to the U.S., no matter what the subject was. Sarkozy has the backing of French moderates which says it all to me.
France is falling apart at the seams and now there is at least hope that things will change. Be prepared for lots of strikes and riots though as the socialists aren’t going to accept any change at all. They want the welfare state to go on forever.