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| Source:AFP News Agency- The Bernie Sanders of France? |
"France's left-wing opposition struck a blow against embattled centre-right leader President Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes for re-election Sunday, winning a historic victory in a senatorial vote.Duration...
From the AFP News Agency
What is considered Center-Left in France, would be their Socialist Party. (Led by Francois Hollande) And what would be Far-Left in France, would be their Communist Party and other hard-core Socialists, who perhaps don't self-describe as Communists, but who certainly have Communists leanings.
What's Center-Left in France, is Far-Left in America. Just one of the many difference between France and America politically and governmentally. We have a lot of Socialists in America: perhaps 15-20% of the voting electorate and maybe 3-10 Democrats. The difference is American Socialists tend not to self-describe their politics as socialist. They tend to self-describe as progressive or liberal, even though a lot of what they believe is very regressive and illiberal.
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