Paris Hopes for Obama's Reelection
The French Prime Minister, socialist Jean-Marc Ayrault, said yesterday that he wished for the Democrat Barack Obama to be reelected as President of the United States.
When interrogated by the radio station France Inter about the Obama-Romney duel in the race for the White House, the head of government declared that if he were an American citizen he would vote “without hesitation for Obama.” “Even if,” he added, “we are waiting for the United States on a certain number of audacious subjects,” notably regarding the Middle East. The position of France on the American elections is shared by a large part of world opinion, according to a survey published yesterday by the BBC.
The investigation, conducted this summer in 21 countries by the Globe-Scan/PIPA institute, shows that Barack Obama is acclaimed by a large majority abroad, though he is neck and neck with his rival, Mitt Romney, in the polls in the United States two weeks out from the election.
France came in first out of countries touched by Obamania, with 72 percent support, while Pakistan is the only country with a preference for the Republican candidate.
When interrogated by the radio station France Inter about the Obama-Romney duel in the race for the White House, the head of government declared that if he were an American citizen he would vote “without hesitation for Obama.” “Even if,” he added, “we are waiting for the United States on a certain number of audacious subjects,” notably regarding the Middle East. The position of France on the American elections is shared by a large part of world opinion, according to a survey published yesterday by the BBC.
The investigation, conducted this summer in 21 countries by the Globe-Scan/PIPA institute, shows that Barack Obama is acclaimed by a large majority abroad, though he is neck and neck with his rival, Mitt Romney, in the polls in the United States two weeks out from the election.
France came in first out of countries touched by Obamania, with 72 percent support, while Pakistan is the only country with a preference for the Republican candidate.