Now to the third round! This was the battle cry across the French political spectrum yesterday, even as the threat of months of uncertainty loomed.
The third round, of course, isn’t about electing the president. That happened Sunday, when Socialist challenger Francois Hollande unseated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in a tight race.
But next month voters will elect a new parliament — which may or may not give the new president the majority he needs to govern effectively.
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