It's a hazy day here in Metz the day after the French Presidential election. The sun is not shining and it's about to rain. Some may say that this is because of the results of the Presidential election.
Similar to the last Presidential Election in the United States, France experienced a very close race yesterday before announcing their new President, Nicolas Sarkozy. The country was divided nearly in half as 53.1% of the people wanted Sarkozy and 46.9% of the people wanted Segolene Royal.
We went to one of the French PhD student's apartments to watch the results. There was a countdown clock set so that the most recent estimates could be posted all at the same time. (Unlike the map we usually get in the US where states are either colored red or blue as results come in)
Experiencing politics in another country is very interesting. But, it's all the same. The campaigning battles, candidate bashing, and extreme dislike of one party or another.
Sarkozy will take office in June, but the rioting has already begun (most the burning of cars).
Below is a video that was made (not by me) for Nicolas Sarkozy. Just like I had Segolene Royal's theme song in my video, here you will hear the one for Sarkozy. I still think this is the most interesting part of Frence politics. Every candidate needs a theme song...
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