TimesOnLine: Madonna (Ségolène Royal) versus ‘the Madman’ (Sarkozy) as France prepares for change-- by Matthew Campbell
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Madonna(Ségolène Royal) versus ‘the Madman’ (Sarkozy) as France prepares for change-News- by Matthew Campbell
An icon of the European left, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the visiting Spanish leader, was in a dark suit and open-neck shirt. Ségolène Royal, the French socialist “Madonna” and presidential contender, wore white. They were made for each other.
“We’re going to win,” chanted youthful supporters with the volume of a crowd at a football match. Occasionally Zapatero and Royal whispered to each other as they went up the aisle to the stage: love was in the air and Toulouse, the “pink city”, was under its spell.
Labels: French Elections, Ségolène Royal
