GOOD NEWS FROM FRANCE: SARKO BUILDS A BIGGER LEAD

AFP:

French right-wing candidate Nicolas Sarkozy extended his lead against his presidential election rivals in a poll to be published today, the day before the official campaign period kicks off. Unofficial campaigning for the first round of the election on April 22 has been going on for weeks but from Monday tough restrictions come into place.

The IFOP poll for the Journal du Dimanche newspaper gives Sarkozy 30 per cent of the first-round vote, a two percentage point jump from a similar survey last week. Socialist Party candidate Segolene Royal fell one percentage point to 22 per cent, but is still ahead of centrist Francois Bayrou at 19 per cent.

GRRRRRRREAT! THIS WOULD BE A TROUNCING! I HOPE NICOLAS WINS; ONLY SARKO HAS BALLS BIG ENOUGH TO ENABLE HIM TO POSSIBLY BECOME THE 21ST CENTURY, EQUIVALENT OF MARTEL & SOBIESKI - AND A CONTINENTAL THATCHER. AND LORD KNOIWS THIS IS WHAT EUROPE NEEDS.