On May 6, 2006, Nicolas Sarkozy of the Union for a Popular Movement Party defeated Socialist Ségolène Royal following near-record turnout. Diane Rehm hosted Philip H. Gordon, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy; Norm Birnbaum, editorial board member for The Nation; and Corine Lesnes, Washington correspondent for Le Monde. Diane and her guests discussed the outcome of the 2007 French presidential elections as well as possible domestic and foreign implications.
Foreign Politics & Elections
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Commentary
French Presidential Elections
Philip H. Gordon
Philip H. Gordon
Former Brookings Expert,
Mary and David Boies Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
- Council on Foreign Relations
May 7, 2007