life with a French man

The decision has been made. The no-nonsense politician Nicolas Sarkozy is the new president of France.

In the aftermath of Sunday's election Thomas contemplates about the new president of France and comes to the conclusion that he doesn't believe Sarkozy is fit for such a respectable office (in France the president is France), but he certainly has for Thomas more charisma and influence than the Socialist party and its leader Royal who have failed in providing the French electorate with an elaborate policy.

So for Thomas the French election is equal to the saying-
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.

As in the last few weeks I've been following the French election closely, I must say that at the moment Sarkozy's star is firmly in the ascendant as he enjoys almost unequivocal support from the French electorate.

What he offers is to lead France to a new era, leaving no stone unturned, but when the novelty of his election wears off, will the French readily accept what he decides to implement? What's more, can he realise everything he has promised?

After all, he has guaranteed to introduce, amongst other things, bold leadership, free-market reforms, a longer working week, and tax cuts. Do the French want to hear such pledges? Apparently they do, as up to and during the Sunday's run-off Sarkozy got the most votes.

This is all well and good, but no one is tailor-made for the office of a president and honestly most of the promises wannabe presidents make dissolve as quickly as effervescent tablets in water the moment they enter office. What will be the case with Sarkozy is yet to be seen.

However, one thing is sure-in the wake of the first protests againts him, he will need to press the right buttons if he wishes to give an outstanding performance and put into practice half of what he has committed himself.

Or he will fail appalingly at almost everything like many before him have as no president is irreplaceable because they come and go, but the people voting for them remain and they are the ones Sarkozy should have a close relationship with.

Sources:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sarkozy5may05,0,3117423.story?coll=la-home-headlines

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6631309.stm