Marie-S�gol�ne Royal

Marie-S�gol�ne Royal was elected by members of the Socialist Party as their candidate for the 2007 French presidential election. Unfortunately, she lost her bid to be France�s first female head of government. According to an Ipsos poll, 48% of the women voted for Royal, meaning that 52% percent supported the victorious, Nicolas Sarkozy. As one of the main women's issue in France is physical abuse,IMO, I think Sarkozy received a larger women�s vote because, last year, he supported the passage of a law giving the court authority to order abusive spouses and partners out of the house. In the past, and often with no resources of their own, abused women had no option but to leave their homes. Let�s hope that Mr. Sarkozy keeps proving himself worthy of the women�s vote.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9gol%C3%A8ne_Royal

Great news, Maharbbal! On May 18th, Agence France Press reported that the new French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, appointed seven (7) women to his 15-member cabinet. These women will oversee ministries of the interior, justice, agriculture, education, culture, health, your and sports, and social cohesion. Mr. Sarkozy is wise to do this since he got a majority of the women�s vote. Keep up the good work, Mr. Sarkozy.