The leadership of Europe in the balance
Ségolène Royal represents the strengthening of the European social model, and resistance to neo-liberal globalization. As President of France she could block Tony Blair, who is not going to be around for much longer, and find allies within Europe to balance off Angela Merkel.
Despite his party affiliation, Nicholas Sarkozy is more neo-liberal than Gaullist. His European perspective has been shaped by Davos, Switzerland, and the World Economic Forum, the staging grounds for corporate globalization. He is not a noted student of the superior economic performance of the Scandinavian welfare states.
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