The 2012 French Presidential Elections [electronic resource] : The Inevitable Alternation /
Evans, J.author.
Ivaldi, G.author.
Was the victory of François 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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Maps; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Knowns and Unknowns: Identifying the Critical Spaces of the 2012 Elections; 3 Party Cooperation and Conflict: Actors' Competitive Positioning; 4 Candidate Selection Processes and Effects; 5 Issues, Policy Debates and Candidate Valence; 6 Campaign Events; 7 Polls and VP-Functions: Forecasting the Elections; 8 The Legislative Elections of June 2012; 9 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Was the victory of François 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.
Social policy.
Ethnicity.
Europe-Politics and government.
Economic policy.
Public policy.
Elections.
Social Policy.
Ethnicity Studies.
European Politics.
Economic Policy.
Public Policy.
Electoral Politics.