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chani ([personal profile] chani) wrote2007-04-19 12:36 pm

J - 3

First off, a very happy birthday to [profile] scarlett2u! I may cook a chocolate cake later...I wish I could share it with you.

Also this morning I cooked a chicken curry.

I should be marking but I can't. I'm too stressed to do anything work-wise so I'm going to the hairdresser. I need a haircut anyway !

I leave you with 3 other candidates so you can ponder the poster while I'm getting my hair done.

Marie-George Buffet is one of the 4 women we have as candidates for the election.

She has been ruling the PCF (French Communist Party) in France for  a few years. Nowadays the PCF is no longer considered far-left but part of the "regular" left (we have three Trotskyist parties at the far-left). Buffet has been Minister of Youth Affairs and The Sports in 1997-2002. Here is the first page of her letter:






Arlette Laguillier has been the "face" of LO (Lutte Ouvrière) for several decades. LO is another Trotskyist movment (can you tell how complex French politics is!). She is running for President for the 6th and final time. She's our national Rocky! She was already candidate in 1974 and has always been there since then.

For some reason, many French people have a soft spot for Arlette while disliking LO.



He's probably the best known overseas. Le Pen is the founder of Front National and made France shake in 2002 when he got to the secopnd round, but he has been on the politcal field for a long time. He's the oldest candidate of this election (79 years old!).

I had to scan twice because he used the A3 size for his poster (the first and the last page of his letter), he is the only one who did this...




[identity profile] frenchani.livejournal.com 2007-04-19 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Also sorry to hear about the migraine caused by your shoulder muscles. I know those. I hope you're doing better now.
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[identity profile] sister-luck.livejournal.com 2007-04-19 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)

Awww, thanks - I'm still a bit achey, but I can move my head now. I think it's a typical teachers' thing - though this time it wasn't brought on by marking but by sleeping in a strange position.

Is it bac season for you? Here, the Abitur is well under way, and I'll be sent some papers to mark soon.

[identity profile] frenchani.livejournal.com 2007-04-19 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Not yet. The bac starts in June. We have still about 5 weeks of work ahead and then alea jacta est!