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Muslims Shun Sarkozy As Presidential Hopeful |
2007-04-25 |
(AKI) - Muslims electors in France shunned rightwing presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy and opted in droves for Socialist candidate Segolene Royal in the first round of voting on Sunday, according to a newly published CSA-CISCO poll commissioned by Catholic daily La Croix. Just one percent of Muslims cast their ballot for crime busting free marketeer Sarkozy, compared with a massive 64 percent for Royal and 19 percent for centrist candidate Francois Bayrou. That tells me which side each of the candidates is on. Catholic electors, on the other hand, favoured Sarkozy over Royal. Overall, 37 percent voted for Sarkozy, compared with 20 percent for Royal - the same proportion as for Bayrou, who is a practising Catholic, according to the poll, which was carried out on a sample of 5,000 voters. While Muslim voting patterns did not depend on whether the elector surveyed was a practising or non-practising Muslim, the poll found a higher percentage of practising than non-practising Catholics voted for Sarkozy: 45 percent of those going to mass at least once a month compared with 11 percent who voted for Royal. According to final interior ministry results, Sarkozy took 31.1 percent of Sunday's vote against Royal's 25.8, Bayrou's 18.6 and far-right anti-immigrant candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen's 10.5. Sarkozy and Royal will face each other in the 6 May run-off. An IPSOS poll conducted after Sunday's first round predicted Sarkozy would beat Royal by 54 percent to 46 percent in the run-off - in which observers say the middle ground will tip the scales. |
Posted by:Fred |
#10 PRAVDA this AM > RUSSIA WORRIED OVER OUTCOME OF FRENCH ELECTION. Russia doesn't feel the love with either SARKOZY or SEGOLENE - article claims was historically easier for Russia to deal wid the FRENCH RIGHT, NOT THE FRENCH LEFT??? |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-04-25 23:29 |
#9 Vote Royal!! She's the type of leader France deserves. |
Posted by: DMFD 2007-04-25 19:27 |
#8 What are the odds that if Sarko wins, he'll send the french army into those banlieus and clean 'em out? |
Posted by: mojo 2007-04-25 13:23 |
#7 One more plus point for real FRENCH voters. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-04-25 10:35 |
#6 Hand Royal over to her muslim friends. We know what they do to cat-meat in the suburbs of France. |
Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-25 09:46 |
#5 Royal's prettier. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2007-04-25 07:33 |
#4 That shows me who i want to win-GO SARKOZY!!!! |
Posted by: Paul 2007-04-25 06:13 |
#3 I hope that JFM is right and that Sarko isn't another so-called "Atlanticist" who'll slip us the knife. At least he's not an ENArque, which will be a major step up for France if he's elected. I worry about his ambition, though. Anyone who is that desperate to be Co-Prince of Andorra bears watching. |
Posted by: Ernest Brown 2007-04-25 02:51 |
#2 SEGOLENE's points appear to be more POPULIST despite my doubts over France's = Paris's budgetary ability to support them. * RIAN/ WORLDNEWS > SARKOZY, ROYAL MOVE TOWARDS FRENCH CENTER. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-04-25 00:36 |
#1 May be due as per WAFF graph of SARKOZY's policy point, i.e. not supporting Turkey's entry into EU or easier immigration for Muslims??? |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-04-25 00:33 |