Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30

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Subject: Re: OT [Leica] Steve Unsworth PAW week 17
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 16:39:13 -0600

Part of the problem is the perceived corruption of the mainstream 
parties. Some leftists were demonstrating before the first vote with 
signs that read:

Vote for the Crook
Not for the Fascist

Hardly a ringing endorsement...

John Collier

On Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at 03:40 PM, Steve Unsworth wrote:

> Everyone I've spoken to has been appalled by what has happened. There is
> another election for the parliamentary deputies in a few weeks time - I
> think voting patterns will be a little different.
>
> The French have a habit of using the first round as a protest and then
> voting for the 'real' candidate in the second round. As you say it
> backfired this time.

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