March 20, 2004

France. Unemployment, rundown public housing, a corrupt political culture, immigration, the failed promise of socialism all fuel the rise of the Popular Front -- today with a new female face -- as the French go to the polls in regional elections. Quotable: "Amid the run-down housing estates of Ile de France, a battered Socialist campaign bus flies the familiar red flag ..". MORE. Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack