But Sarkozy hasn't even been competent enough during the past five years, so why choose him ? He had a chance.
It's not about choosing the nicest guy, or Bayrou would be on round 2. It's about treating the country as people instead of just a working force and potential voters. The far-right speech is a good illustration of that.
We vote for a person, not just for a program. Most of the program doesn't even happen, and in 2007 Sarkozy was chosen because he was dynamic. It doesn't work anymore.
AAAAAAArg I couldn't disagree more, if we vote for someone and not a program we might as well do the election during a reality show that ends up in people choosing who will be the next King of France!
That's what lead in this freaking mess, because we choose people and not program and since we didn't choose them based on that they're not accountable for their mistakes.
If we'd voted for the programs instead of for the next King to lord over us, Baryou would have been elected by now.
The single fact that we're electing the Assembly AFTER the president means that the Assembly has no meaning at all, since it'll always follow the same shit of the election just before.
Jospin & Chirac did a worse number on the country than Sarkozy could ever dream off.
Oh and I agree on the assessment on Sarkozy, it's just that Hollande is not better AT ALL.