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The rise of socialism?
The US passes a law to provide state-funded healthcare for the poor. On the same day in France, Sarkozy's centre-right party suffers huge losses while the Socialist party makes huge gains.
Are we seeing the rise of socialism?
Are we seeing the rise of socialism?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Gromit not quite the NF got 8-9% of the vote but they were not represented in every region as this was the 2nd round and they had been voted out in the first round.
In those areas where they were represented they polled about 18%. They were far from the big winners thankfully. The Socialist Party and Europe Ecologie party took 54%
In those areas where they were represented they polled about 18%. They were far from the big winners thankfully. The Socialist Party and Europe Ecologie party took 54%
// But many voters turned to the far-right National Front, which secured 17.8% in the regions in which it was on the ballot in the second round of voting. In Provences-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the party's firebrand 81-year-old leader, improved on his first-round score by 2.6 percentage points, grabbing a massive 23%. His daughter, Marine Le Pen, also upped her result in Nord-Pas de Calais, securing 22%. //
http://www.economist....cfm?story_id=15758674
http://www.economist....cfm?story_id=15758674
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I grew up in a Labour environment and I was very left wing, so much so I gladly visited most of the Communist States , where my idealism was destroyed. I saw and experienced the way those States treated their people . I travelled with some dedicated Communists who , with a few exceptions , were as disillusioned as I was. Although I still believe in the need for unions I recognise the old blind socialist rhetoric of many of their leaders. Rhetoric and actions that destroyed our industries in the past. The irony is that, what they are doing is not allowed in Communist States. Do you think China , Russia or Cuba would allow a union to damage their National airlines. They don't even allow free unions.