The 2012 French Presidential Elections: The Inevitable Alternation

by Jocelyn Evans and Gilles Ivaldi

Book Overview

Was the victory of Fran?ois Hollande, the Socialist challenger to Nicolas Sarkozy, inevitable in the 2012 French Presidential elections? This book argues that a combination of economic downturn, policy choices and personal unpopularity meant that the Right-wing incumbent faced an almost impossible task in holding onto power for another five years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134943647X
• ISBN13: 9781349436477
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"