Conservatives Lead in French Election

The Right wins again! What a horrible day to be a Leftist. I almost pity these whiney losers. This has the chance to save Europe and end the advance of radical Islam.


iWon News - Conservatives Lead in French Election: "Voters resoundingly endorsed President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to overhaul the French economy, giving his party a commanding lead Sunday in the first round of elections for parliament.

Sarkozy's UMP party won 39.6 percent of the vote, while the opposition Socialists had 24.7 percent, the Interior Ministry said.

Sarkozy's conservatives have a strong advantage heading into the decisive runoff next Sunday, on track to expand their absolute majority in the 577-seat parliament. Control of the National Assembly is central to Sarkozy's agenda of tax cuts, labor reforms, and other plans to try to shake France out of its malaise.

The election sapped support from the fringes - including Jean-Marie Le Pen's once-influential extreme right National Front and the Socialists' farther-left allies - and leaves France facing a parliament tilted unusually well to the right."