> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Walker) > Subject: [PEN-L:10505] French elections > The significance of the French elections is magnified by the fact that it > follows on the heels of last year's general strike and mobilization against > Juppe's neo-liberal policies. Seventy-five percent of French voters polled > said that the main issue for them was jobs and unemployment. Might we even > presume that Jospin is aware of the unique popular dimension of his party's > electoral victory? Magnified but not necessarily clarified. Maybe the electoral result gives the requisite kick in the ass to the European unification process to hasten the rise of "Social Europe." A bientot, MBS =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute. ===================================================
