Guardian – After Nicolas Sarkozy was voted out of power Sunday night, his opposition party is now looking to turn the page and win legislative elections on the very thing that may have toppled Mr. Sarkozy: the ongoing euro-zone debt crisis.
Speaking on French television this morning, the outgoing finance minister — a senior member of Sarkozy’s UMP pary — looked to the crisis as a source of strength ahead of the legislative elections in June. “The crisis is so strong and some countries have elected surprising coalitions. So victory is possible in the legislatives,” Mr. Baroin said.
