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Originally Posted by Tethys
Some may think it is wrong or odd that someone living in Australia should have a say in the French elections. The way I see things, who becomes the President of a nation has an impact in the sphere of international affairs. So I might as well make my vote count.
Tethys
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Tethys, it is never wrong to get involved in politics.
Your vote will be as reasonable and as relevant as any vote in France.
Here in Germany, the newspapers and the broadcasters have run daily, and I say daily, at least during the two rounds, a story on the French elections. French politics is like a show in a way with two interesting candidates. But mainly the interest is due to the fact that the problems the French have - be it the adaptation to a globalized world, the place in an enlarged EU, immigration, payment of pensions, cost of adequate health care, "une société juste"/ "Was ist Gerechtigkeit ?" - are very similar here. France is so much different and so much the same. It is a good way to see yourself in a mirror.
I will vote for Ségolène Royal tomorrow. She was not my candidate, and I regret that my candidate did not make it to the second round, yet I am convinced that she can bring as much of the necessary change to France as Sarko, but in a smoother way. Le dialogue social est nécessaire, surtout si on veut changer les choses. I do not trust Sarkozy and his simple solutions to complex issues.