European elections: The triumph of the Greens

The regional newspaper L'Est Republicain analyses the success of the Greens in the European elections: "Green is a colour that gives strong coverage, as painters say. Moreover it can be matched to any background and has a good composition. … The triumphal election results of Europe's green party lists … have made it clear that they are once again in fashion. Against all expectations the vote has shown that the environmental crisis is still a source of concern even during the economic crisis. And that the environment remains one of the top priorities. … The current [French] president [Nicolas Sarkozy] … has made environmental protection one of the central columns of his policies. This pretty opportunism must be welcomed: two days after the green breakthrough he was already on the scene promising that for every euro spent on nuclear power a euro will be spent on renewable energies. With this method he is betting on two horses at the same time and pampering an electorate that may be useful later on."

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