cajal Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 ......also ran.regardscajal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 [:D] Good!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Good riddance to Sarkozy, but Fillon can hardly be called a moderate.He has the most neo-con economic policy of the candidates, and 'voted against same-sex marriage when it was introduced by the Socialist president François Hollande, and had the support of the traditional Catholic right. Claiming to stand for Christian family values, he has campaigned against medically assisted procreation for single women or lesbian couple'His economic programme means he is seen as a 'French Thatcher', and if he is up against Le Pen in the final round she is likely to get the votes of many of the people who would previously voted for the left, in a repetition of the pro-Brexit and Pro-Trump voting patten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 So, yet again, the pollsers got it wrong.Next Sunday's run off will field a more clear cut decision making process of Fillon v Juppe for the Republican voter.However, there is a possibility, the Socialists could busy themselves with some tactical voting by paying their €2 and swearing allegiance to the Republican party.Don't forget then, don't read the polls.regards cajal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 [quote]He has the most neo-con economic policy of the candidates, and 'voted against same-sex marriage when it was introduced by the Socialist president François Hollande, and had the support of the traditional Catholic right. Claiming to stand for Christian family values, he has campaigned against medically assisted procreation for single women or lesbian couple'[/quote]Sounds like a pretty solid bloke, then![:P][Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 "However, there is a possibility, the Socialists could busy themselves with some tactical voting by paying their €2 and swearing allegiance to the Republican party"I think you will find that many have already done that yesterday to get shot of Sarkozy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 About the voting process itself, I have come across a question that, as yet, I have not found out the answer.I understand that if you have paid your 2 euros you voted yesterday in the first round and are also able to vote in the second.BUT, if you didn't do that yesterday, can you pay your 2 euros and vote next Sunday (for the first time)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibault Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 The UK media are saying that FN supporters voted to ensure that Sarkozy did not win, as he was advocating many of the FN policies and FN supporters were worried that people would vote for him rather than Marine Le Pen in the second round.Interesting theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 In Béziers there were both FN and Socialist supporters voting.It was open to all sort of tactical voting ..There was another thread about who could vote in which I expressed the opinion that as our carte électorale clearly states on the front that we can only vote in municipale and European elections we might well be refused the right to vote if we arrived and presented it.It would be interesting to hear if anyone did manage to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 [quote user="NormanH"] Fillon can hardly be called a moderate.He has the most neo-con economic policy of the candidates, and 'voted against same-sex marriage when it was introduced by the Socialist president François Hollande, and had the support of the traditional Catholic right. Claiming to stand for Christian family values, he has campaigned against medically assisted procreation for single women or lesbian couple'[/quote]Sounds like a stout bloke...[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 [quote user="Gluestick"][quote user="NormanH"] Fillon can hardly be called a moderate.He has the most neo-con economic policy of the candidates, and 'voted against same-sex marriage when it was introduced by the Socialist president François Hollande, and had the support of the traditional Catholic right. Claiming to stand for Christian family values, he has campaigned against medically assisted procreation for single women or lesbian couple'[/quote]Sounds like a stout bloke...[Www][/quote]Gluestick, you can't go around saying things like that infront of all these pinko liberals. You'll get yourself banned. Then what will we do? regardscajal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 cajal, do not oversimplify other people's views! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 [quote user="mint"]About the voting process itself, I have come across a question that, as yet, I have not found out the answer.I understand that if you have paid your 2 euros you voted yesterday in the first round and are also able to vote in the second.BUT, if you didn't do that yesterday, can you pay your 2 euros and vote next Sunday (for the first time)?[/quote]Er.............I didn't mean "you" as in one of us, I mean can a properly registered French person, who didn't vote last week, cast a vote this coming Sunday, on payment of the 2 euros and after swearing allegiance to republican values?Does anyone know? I am curious, that's all, I don't mean to present myself at our foyer and be laughed out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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