Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 26, 2008
Finally an answer: Martine Aubry wins
The French Socialist party is finally if not satisfied at least relieved. After four days of total confusion, they managed to choose a leader. The decision has not been easy, as I already wrote a couple of days ago, but the votes have spoken. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 22, 2008
Hillary and Ségolène, and it goes on…
Well, I was wrong. Yesterday, after publishing the article about Hillary and Ségolène in which I wrote that I was not expecting news on the next two days I had a second feeling that with these two matters of choosing the leader of the Socialist Party in France or the Secretary of State in the United States things could not stand still during the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 21, 2008
Hillary and Ségolène, two women making news
On two countries on both sides of the Atlantic -the United States and France- women are making news in politics. Ségolène Royal in France and Hillary Clinton in the US. As I wrote yesterday the French, well those belonging to the Socialist Party, were voting to choose the leader of their party. I kind of expected to be able to tell you today who won but it was not to be. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 20, 2008
French socialists in disarray
Today, Thursday November 20th, the French Socialist Party, the main one in opposition to the Sarkozy’s government, is voting to choose its leader to replace the outgoing chief François Hollande. At their annual congress in Reims at the weekend, top party members failed to reach consensus and the mood among the socialists deteriorated. Read the rest of this entry »
