Tuesday, April 8, 2014

French Elections and the aftermath

France held its municipal elections on March 30th.  Francois Holland's Socialists were not expected to perform well, and they met those expectations.  After the election debacle, President Hollande reshuffled his cabinet, hoping to mitigate some of the damage:

French reshuffle may loom after Hollande's Socialists routed in local elections

François Hollande.
There was a great deal of focus on the success of the far right National Front, but the party still has some way to go to be considered a mainstream party:
Marine Le Pen