Two Socialist hares

The conservative newspaper criticises the confusion caused by competing leadership candidates in the French Socialist Party: "We are told that Madam Royal and Bertrand Delanoë are in a race to chair the party. The image is accurate. ... This long race will certainly be no walk in the park, even if both candidates have a good deal of stamina." The author fears that the race will harm the party: "In any case, both politicians are determined to belie La Fontaine's famous fable and win at all costs. As a result, both have taken on the role of the hare, rather than that of the tortoise. It remains to be seen whether the Socialists will not be the first victims of this farce."

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