You Heard It Here First

Unless you keep very close tabs on French political reporting, you probably will hear it here first: Segolene Royal will be the next Présidente de la République. The country is currently wallowing in a wave of nostalgia for François Mitterrand, the last Socialist president who died 10 years ago, and this bodes well for the Socialist party in 2007. 48% of Socialists hope she will be their party's next candidate, and everybody agrees the country is desperate for a breath of fresh political air. Affaire à suivre...