Bruno Jeanbart
Bruno Jeanbart
constitution eu obvious referendum running since term
Since the referendum on the EU constitution, Chirac has been in a much weakened position, and it has become obvious he is not really in the running for another term as president.
candidate convince party people president problem
His problem is that he has to convince people in his own party that he can be a better candidate than Sarkozy, who is president of the party.
concerned france people seem strange
It may seem strange to foreigners, but young people in France are very concerned about unemployment.
french society trying
Society is getting more and more dangerous, more and more violent, and the French are trying to find answers, to find better solutions.
again stand
This reinforces the idea that many of us already had that Chirac could not stand (for re-election) again in 2007,
fall improvement instead jobs months needs optimism people public purchasing row six striking terms worried
What's striking is that there's no improvement in terms of optimism in public opinion, instead there's a post-referendum depression. People are worried about jobs and their purchasing power. Unemployment needs to fall for six months in a row for people to take that on board.