The French Left captures Senate for the first time since 1958

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Martinus

September 26, 2011, 06:03:43 AM
QuoteFrench left captures Senate in setback for Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government has lost its majority in the Senate for the first time in recent French history.

The Socialist Party and its Communist and Green allies have won enough seats to gain control of the upper house.

Their victory comes just seven months before the country's presidential election in April.

Right-wing parties have controlled the Senate since the Fifth Republic was founded in 1958.

Early results from the indirect elections showed left-wing candidates took at least 23 seats from the governing conservative party, giving them an absolute majority.

"The 25th of September, 2011, will go down in history," Jean-Pierre Bel, head of the Socialist group in the Senate, said on French television.

"The results of this Senate election represent a real comeuppance for the right."

France's conservative Prime Minister Francois Fillon has said the right had suffered from its divisions and that the left had made a "strong breakthrough".

"The moment of truth will come next spring. The battle begins tonight," he said in a statement.

Of the 170 seats up for grabs in the election, Mr Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party had 147 seats out of a total 343 to the Socialist Party's 115 before Sunday's vote.

The number of seats in the upper house is being increased to 348 to reflect an increase in population.

:showoff: :frog:

Razgovory

#1
September 26, 2011, 07:19:10 AM
I guess the Republic is going to fall then.  Seems odd that Marty would be rooting for the Reds though.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Valmy

#2
September 26, 2011, 08:00:08 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 26, 2011, 07:19:10 AM
I guess the Republic is going to fall then.  Seems odd that Marty would be rooting for the Reds though.

Yeah I don't get it.  Marty comes out for Free Markets in some threads and is cheering on Socialists in others :hmm:
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Habbaku

#3
September 26, 2011, 09:24:08 AM
Sixth Republic in three...two...
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Martinus

#4
September 26, 2011, 09:25:21 AM Last Edit: September 26, 2011, 09:26:59 AM by Martinus
Quote from: Valmy on September 26, 2011, 08:00:08 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 26, 2011, 07:19:10 AM
I guess the Republic is going to fall then.  Seems odd that Marty would be rooting for the Reds though.

Yeah I don't get it.  Marty comes out for Free Markets in some threads and is cheering on Socialists in others :hmm:

I'm like a druid in D&D. I support the underdog. :P

Right now Europe is overrun by conservatives - they rule pretty much everywhere with the exception of Spain, Sweden (and now, Denmark). We need the pendulum to swing back.

Threviel

#5
September 26, 2011, 10:14:15 AM
Sweden is ruled by a coalition of conservative an liberal parties.

Zanza

#6
September 26, 2011, 12:32:21 PM
Quote from: Threviel on September 26, 2011, 10:14:15 AM
Sweden is ruled by a coalition of conservative an liberal parties.
Marty has never cared much for political realities in other countries.

The Brain

#7
September 26, 2011, 12:38:03 PM
OTOH the Swedish conservatives have gone pretty damn soft.
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Crazy_Ivan80

#8
September 26, 2011, 12:46:15 PM
Quote from: Martinus on September 26, 2011, 09:25:21 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 26, 2011, 08:00:08 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 26, 2011, 07:19:10 AM
I guess the Republic is going to fall then.  Seems odd that Marty would be rooting for the Reds though.

Yeah I don't get it.  Marty comes out for Free Markets in some threads and is cheering on Socialists in others :hmm:

I'm like a druid in D&D. I support the underdog. :P

Right now Europe is overrun by conservatives - they rule pretty much everywhere with the exception of Spain, Sweden (and now, Denmark). We need the pendulum to swing back.

no, no we don't.

Sheilbh

#9
September 26, 2011, 01:04:25 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 26, 2011, 08:00:08 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 26, 2011, 07:19:10 AM
I guess the Republic is going to fall then.  Seems odd that Marty would be rooting for the Reds though.

Yeah I don't get it.  Marty comes out for Free Markets in some threads and is cheering on Socialists in others :hmm:
:lol: No one supports free markets in France.
Let's bomb Russia!

Martinus

#10
September 26, 2011, 01:12:29 PM
I guess I was thinking of Norway, not Sweden.

Razgovory

#11
September 26, 2011, 01:18:17 PM
Does this mean when gays become full accepted in European society you'll vote for the removal of their rights?
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Martinus

#12
September 26, 2011, 01:26:36 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 26, 2011, 01:18:17 PM
Does this mean when gays become full accepted in European society you'll vote for the removal of their rights?

I'm not an idiot. I don't compromise my personal interests for the sake of my principles.

Razgovory

#13
September 26, 2011, 01:34:27 PM
Quote from: Martinus on September 26, 2011, 01:26:36 PM


I'm not an idiot.

See, this is where we disagree.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

szmik

#14
September 28, 2011, 03:49:59 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 23, 2011, 08:41:24 AM
That's why Martinus, for all his spending on the trappings of wealth and taste, will never really have class.  He's just trying too hard to be something he isn't (an intelligent, tasteful gentleman), trying desperately to hide what he is (Polish trash with money and a severe behavioral disorder), and it shows in everything he says and does.  He's not our equal, not by a mile.
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