This is Part 2 of a post started here (Part 1) on the historical evolution on the French Right and how le Pen and the National Front got to occupy this place in French society.
So here we are: a few days before Round Two of the 2012 French presidential elections and Marine le Pen has [...]
Although Marine le Pen lost her bid to qualify to Round 2 of the French presidential election, she created a sensation and spread anxiety in scoring 17.9%: a record 6.4 million people voted for her.
A characteristic of the National Front is that it is divisive and acrimonious at many levels.
Firstly It is a self-evident [...]
It’s a bit technical but here is the chart that illustrates the whole issue with the French debt and threatened downgrade. It compares side by side the trading values of the US and French Credit Default Swaps (CDS).
Whilst the maths and probabilities sitting behind this are quite arcane, the concept overall is actually quite simple. [...]
(This quick post is highly inspired by a column from French journalist Guy Birenbaum written in reaction to an opinion poll giving the National Front Leader ahead of all other candidates for the 2012 presidential election. I translated large bits, and added others relevant to a non-French audience.)
Nicolas Sarkozy on his favorite part of the agenda
During the [...]
Antipodean cousins meet on the podium.
The impasse of traditional economics to measure well-being and happiness is an ongoing source of debate. This why beyond the anecdotal fun facts, the publication of the latest Quality Of Life Index by International Living is a worthwhile initiative.
2010 vintage sees France get Gold, while Silver goes to Australia.
Why does [...]
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