election results

as these were my first presidential elections since my teenage years, i thought it'd be best to share the experience with some friends. and what an experience!

most of the French channels were of course broadcasting all-night shows with intense political debate as to who would win (for those not in the know) and why either candidate had won/lost (for those who have nothing better to do than listen to politicians fighting). we chose to watch the satirical show on Canal+. and god was it funny! between takes of an improvised race throughout Paris for the two puppets (representing the candidates and other influential people) there were interviews with the puppet president (who was trying to stay in power and turned out to be the equivalent of a French superhero - Fantomas), updates on the immigration/emigration situation (ie was Johnny Halliday coming back and was Yannick Noah leaving?), what life would be like with either president and various other hilarious scenes. when we eventually found out who'd won (there is a law in France that forbids official numbers from being released before 8pm, but we'd all heard the results on Swiss tv), we did hear Royal's speech and a little later on Sarkozy's, whilst in-between discussing the various merits of celebrities being around, of other politicians' speeches, etc.

all in all, it was a really great way to get the results.