http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17975660

So it is au revoir Sarkozy and don't come back

Will make Euroland a little more interesting in next few weeks - especially if the Greek people vote in a new government which seems very likely.

But your wife can stay if she wants to

But that won't matter as the EU is controlling what they can and can't spend

What I'm a bit peed off about is learning of it here having thought the election was a while away. Even with parents actually living in France and French cousins. I think the lack of coverage by the uk press is pretty poor. This really does have an effect on our lives and should be more accessible. There's certainly been no end of coverage on the US's potential republican candidates and their progress and I'd argue that with the situation as it is in Europe right now, the French presidential election is of more consequence in the next couple of years.

Don't know what your main source of news is, but this has been all over the Beeb, Grauniad and the Independent.

Re: coverage I agree with tombolt. I check the BBC almsot everyday and only became aware of the French election within the last few days. I'm sure if I went looking for information on a French election I would find it, but with the US election you just can't miss it.

My main source is tv news.

The BBC News channel became the French Presidential Election Channel most of yesterday (and the weekend before). Wall to wall Jon Sopel, sat in a marquee with the Eiffel Tower beyond.

In the past I've bemoaned the lack of European news on the BBC News channel, but they're more than making up for it at the moment.

I guess, from previous comments here, Aunty is getting the balance about right.

It's an important election. For the first time in a generation, it looked like
Socialism was gaining traction in France, offering a different perspective for fighting the financial problems the Eurozone is suffering.

The decision of the French people will have far reaching consequences for the Euro and beyond.

It also means we won't see Carla Bruni being towed around by Sarkozy anymore.

You got what you paid for. On the plus side though, I expect the coverage of the vital men-who-eat-pasties story was perfectly adequate.

hopefully this will change the face of the euro zone

no more little napoleon and with partnership the making of the 4th Reich

now i await the results that will be forthcoming shortly from the Greek elections ...

I also read the week, but I'm about two months behind!

Treat this thread as spoilers, then.

That sentence is high art. It conveys the insanity that bubbles within your head both in content and form. I have never been so impressed by such illiteracy before.

You're like a Chinese translation of yourself.

im happy it brought you gladness ...