euro|topics - The struggle among France's Socialists

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The struggle among France's Socialists

Former labour minister Martine Aubry has won the second ballot of the vote to choose the leader of the French Socialist Party by a thin margin. Her rival, the former presidential candidate Ségolène Royal, plans to contest the results, claiming there had been irregularities. Europe's press comments on the power struggle in Paris.

Le Soir - Belgia

The daily Le Soir writes: "Things are worse than expected. The scenes that took place among the Socialists over the weekend will go down in the sombre annals of political history. ... After 'the stupidest Right' we now have 'the craziest Left in the world', one that will make you abhor politics while pretending to reform it. That really takes the biscuit! ... This is the last thing the French Left needs. When Lionel Jospin was eliminated from the presidential race by [right-wing extremist] Jean-Marie Le Pen, they were struck to the heart. And they still haven't recovered from this wound, perhaps because they have not learned all they could from this embarrassing defeat. ... The Socialist Party is split down the middle into two camps that hate each other and only remain under the same roof for one reason: for the time being they are both too weak to face the Right alone." (24/11/2008)

The Independent - Wielka Brytania

The liberal daily The Independent believes the Socialists' power struggles are just plain stupid: "No contest between the Left and Right has been fought with more invective and more dirty tricks than this riveting contest between the Centre-Left and the Centre-Left. The poisonous hatred between the two camps was apparent long before the vote of Socialist party members on Friday night split almost exactly 50-50. The problem is not the narrowness of Friday's vote, nor the evidence of voting irregularities. Such practises have long plagued France's alternative 'party of government'. ... The real problem is that personal relations between the camps have grown so venomous that a de facto schism seems inevitable. A formal split into two parties of the centre-left is unlikely in the short term. It is no longer inconceivable. ... It used to be said that France had the 'stupidest Right in the world'. In that tradition, at least, France has moved decisively to the Left." (24/11/2008)

La Repubblica - Włochy

The left-liberal daily La Repubblica believes Aubry has the backing of the party heavy-weights because she doesn't want to become president of the republic: "The war between the two Socialist ladies, between the stern Martine Aubry and the untypical, over-glamorous Ségolène Royal, has produced only one winner so far: the president of the right, Nicolas Sarkozy. He is facing a left-wing opposition that is mired in a profound crisis, torn by internal conflicts that are difficult to overcome - also with an eye to 2012, when his own mandate expires. ... Everything revolves around this date. The party is conspiring against Ségolène Royal to ensure that she won't have another chance as its candidate. With Martine Aubry that post remains free ... Passion and rivalry only divide the party and won't help it to reach the political summit, the presidency. But it remains the same old traditional formation and refuses to desert those responsible [for its troubles] like a sinking ship." (23/11/2008)

Le Figaro - Francja

The conservative daily Le Figaro sees a potential split of the French Socialist Party: "When you talk of comrades, you're talking about comradeship. That doesn't exist and hasn't existed in the Socialist Party for a long time. But up to now the 'elephants' had made an effort not to go too far in their rivalries. ... That's over now. The Royal supporters and the Aubry supporters have become two competing teams that take measure of each other, attack each other and level endless insults at each other. They're like the Capulets and the Montagues, the O'Timmins and the O'Haras. ... The most likely scenario is two socialist parties within the one: the 'PSS' (Socialist Party of Ségolène) and the 'PSM' (Socialist Party of Martine). This is a de facto split, but it has the advantage of preserving appearances." (24/11/2008)

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