round one

Socialist Party's Francois Hollande 'beats Nicolas Sarkozy' in presidential election first round - Telegraph

Far-right got 20% (I'm very doubtful about future of France)

Right got 26%

Far left 13%

Moderate left 29%

Perhaps, only good news is that Sarkozy will go away.

It never ceases to amaze me that when neo-liberal policies fail, far-right gets even higher votes. This happened in almost every country after financial crisis. I'm not sure how to analyze this. Perhaps, media is so effective that people really buy the bullshit they are selling?

How do people analyze the shift into even further right just after financial crisis? You know, my common sense told me that people would move further to left but only opposite happened, and I really don't know how to correctly analyze that.

What will happen when far-right policies fail after right-wing ones, will people move into left or just slump into fascism?

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