French left seizes Senate majority, hurts Sarkozy

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(Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government lost its majority in the Senate to the left on Sunday, officials said, in a historic defeat that deals him a blow just seven months before a presidential election.

For the first time since 1958, the right-dominated upper house swung to a left-wing majority as the body's membership underwent a major generational change of guard.

Early results from the indirect elections showed left-wing candidates took at least 23 seats from the ruling conservative party, securing them an absolute majority.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/25/us-france-senate-idUSTRE78O2G620110925

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1. Sweet. Nt

[joeybee12]

2. KNR...Sarkozy is an ass and a bigot. nt

[Cirque du So-What]

3. This highlights my personal ignorance of French politics

I would never have thought the upper house had been dominated by the right since 1958. Going out on a very shaky limb, I opine that this cannot bode well for Sarkozy.

[malaise]

4. Delish

I'm lovin' it. :D

[pampango]

5. Coupled with the liberal victory in Denmark last month the tide is turning against conservatives

in Europe.