In this last, lively few days before ‘le premier tour’ the media here is dominated by the elections. Every news item begins with a reminder that the big day is Sunday. We hear which towns all the ‘minor’ candidates are appearing in at the hustings each evening (small places like Nantes or Macon that don’t usually get much publicity but are ideal for the fringe candidates to drum up extra support) and all of the official candidates have had equal ‘radio time’ since they managed to get their 500 mayoral votes that allow them to stand.
We even heard from the ‘rural candidate’ – the ‘hunting, shooting, fishing’ man. (Big hunting country here – every Frenchman likes to go out with his dog and gun and shoot anything that moves be it duck or household pet – at least, that’s the local attitude – ‘Keep the pets and the baby in on Sunday – the huntsmen are loose’).
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