pachapapa Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 The complete list of the signatories validating candidates with 500 or more supporters was released at 6:00 A.M. today.http://istockfile.prsmedia.fr/uploads/20120331095606_fe5f0f1c6abb754c4d3fd5b403871d95.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 For 99% of us on the forum, including yourself probably, this is of little interest because we have no vote we simply have to accept what we get. Anyway Sarkozy will get reelected anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 [quote user="Quillan"]For 99% of us on the forum, including yourself probably, this is of little interest because we have no vote we simply have to accept what we get. Anyway Sarkozy will get reelected anyway.[/quote]Angela is not so sure apparently...http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,824873,00.html...but then she is not gifted with your matchless skills in political analysis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Chirac : "Personne n'a dit autant de mal de moi que Sarkozy !"But will Jacques be able to persuade Bernadette to vote for François! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 A bit of context might make this more palatable:Candidates to the presidential elections must by "sponsored" (supported) by a minimum of 500 elected officials (maire, MP, senator, member of regional council...), from at least 30 different départements or overseas territories, each of those offering no more than 50 signatures. Each elected official can only sponsor one candidate.Each candidate has one month to gather the 500 signatures, though some collect 'promises" of signature well before that.Once the signatures have been validated by the Conseil Constitutionel, they are published and that publication marks the official opening of the campaign.If a candidate has more than 500 signatures, 500 are randomly selected and published.Each candidate then receive an advance of 153 000€ from the state to run his/her campaign. In 2007, the ceiling to campaign costs were 15.5 millions € per candidate to the first ballot and 20.6 millions € for the two candidates to the second ballot.Should a candidate gather 5% of the votes or reach the second ballot, 50% of his/her campaign costs will be covered by the state.Under 5% of the votes and the state covers 20% of the campaign costs.Individuals can donate money to their chosen candidate's campaign fund to a maximum of 4 600€ per election. Donations in cash cannot exceed 150 € and cash donations cannot exceed 20% of the authorised campaign funds.The 500-signature system aims to reduce the number of "silly" candidatures, but is fraught with talk of pressure from the big political parties on the maires, whose local subsidies depend on the parties' elected regional officials. Should a maire decide to sponsor an unknown candidate from a small political party, the main political party at the head of the regional council might decide to withdraw subsidies in reprisals.Consequently, unknown potential candidates have difficulties in gathering the required 500 signatures, regardless of the popular support they might have "on the streets".Does that make more sense now? [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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