French Presidential Election

[Duque de Bragança]

I'm pleased, I think the Germans may be overcooking austerity in the Eurozone, Hollande may be able to change that.

I wouldn't bet on it if I were you but good luck 

(he will probably fuck up, but lets give the chap a chance)

Now you're getting cynical 

[CountDeMoney]

Well, France sucks again

Yup.

Major fuck-up for the Euroconomic and global outlook, NATO, and US foreign policy.

[Duque de Bragança]

Well, France sucks again

Yup.

Major fuck-up for the Euroconomic and global outlook, NATO, and US foreign policy.

Holland and major? Does not compute 

[Zoupa]

A voté!

It's morning in Europe.

[Martinus]

Well, France sucks again

Yup.

Major fuck-up for the Euroconomic and global outlook, NATO, and US foreign policy.

Maybe if you guys wrote letters to French voters, it would have worked out differently.

[Martinus]

Oh and suck it Angela. I like to think that her "campaigning" hurt rather than helped Sarko's chances.

[Fireblade]

So what will come from a Hollande victory?

Morning in France again.

[Neil]

I don't know.  The problems in Europe are much to big for their governments to fix.

[Fireblade]

In related news: The Greek election results are a hilarious clusterfuck of fail. New Democracy is first, with about 17%. 

Well guys, the Euro was cool while it lasted.

[CountDeMoney]

Well guys, the Euro was cool while it lasted.

So was France.

Then again, this must be how Brits and Euros felt after the 2000 election.    YOURE GOING THE WRONG WAY

[Duque de Bragança]

A voté!

It's morning in Europe.

A Golden Dawn in Greece indeed

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_06/05/2012_440848

Greece's two main pro-austerity parties suffered major losses in elections Sunday, exit polls showed, throwing into doubt the eurozone country's commitment to meeting the tough terms of its two bailouts.

The conservative New Democracy led by Antonis Samaras was the largest party with 17-20 percent of the vote, insufficient to give it an absolute majority and down from 33.5 percent at the last election in 2009, the exit polls showed.

The left-wing Pasok saw its score slump to 14-17 percent from 43.9 percent. The party was even leapfrogged into second place by the leftist Syriza party, which scored 15.5-18.5 percent, up from 4.6 percent three years ago.

A neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, was also set to enter parliament for the first time in nearly 40 years, notching up 6-8 percent. The communist KKE scored 7.5-9.5 percent, compared to 7.5 percent in 2009, the exit polls showed.

Metaxas über alles!

The KKE Stalinists are still higher though.

[Fireblade]

I, personally, am hoping that Golden Dawn seizes power in Greece and invades Turkey to seize Constantinople. And then is promptly curb-stomped and skull-fucked by 500,000 Turks.

[Zoupa]

Well guys, the Euro was cool while it lasted.

So was France.

Then again, this must be how Brits and Euros felt after the 2000 election.    YOURE GOING THE WRONG WAY

Give the man a chance. Bubba Clinton likes him.

[CountDeMoney]

Golden Dawn

"I read about them in TIME magazine."

[CountDeMoney]

Give the man a chance. Bubba Clinton likes him.

My fears--aside from the Euronomic fuck-up--is that France will downshift several gears when it comes to an aggressive foreign policy, e.g., NATO participation and coordination, Iran, WoT humint tracking and monitoring, France's strategic nuclear posture.

The French are an invaluable international asset in those regards.  I will miss them.