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Is France headed for a Royal leader? - by Alison Daniels
If the pollsters have got it right, could the glamorous and feisty Segolene Royal be on her way to securing France's Socialist Party nomination for presidential candidate -- and then on to become the first woman in charge at the Elysee Palace? Tomorrow 53-year-old Royal faces off two political heavyweights, former finance minister, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and former prime minister, Laurent Fabius.
Many believe that if she wins the pragmatist Royal represents the party's best chance of beating the right's most likely candidate, interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, in the presidential elections in May. France's first US-style primary between candidates has become a battle for the soul of the French left as it positions itself to take advantage of the gloomy mood in France after 12 conservative years under Jacques Chirac that have left a legacy of unemployment, crime and social unrest on poor housing estates. Ms Royal told a party meeting 10 months ago that teachers should double their working hours and spend less time giving private lessons.
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