Oh, and I think a presidential election in which half the country's voters don't get to express themselves might be a good chance to get preferential voting up. The spontaneous demonstrations in French cities that are under way as we speak must be channelled to some good purpose, surely? If it ain't, the legitimacy crisis will be all the more traumatic, because I doubt the citoyens will take as readily to being steam-rolled as the ever-bemusing American 'electorate'.
Cheers, Rob.
