Author: Rositsa Garcheva There is only one day left until the first round of the presidential elections in France. On April 23, 47 million voters will give their preference to one of the 11 candidates, because in French politics the maxim applies: “In the first round – you elect, in the second – you eliminate”. That is, all eleven have their own greater …
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Rositsa Garcheva Sunday 29.01.2017 the "official" French left organized the final phase of the vote for the nomination of its presidential candidate. Approximately two million citizens participated. The result: a victory with 58.8% for the representative of the left spectrum of the coalition "Beautiful People's Alliance" Benoit Ammon against a little more than 41% for his opponent - the former Prime Minister ...
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Rositsa Garcheva Three years ago, he was the first to declare that he would join the race. Sociologists assessed him as an outsider, with a chance of reaching 3rd-4th place. The spotlight was on the two favorites – the consensus Juppe and the sharp Sarkozy. The former led in all rankings, relying on the centrists and the left-thinking …
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