March 20, 2007 12 Angry Presidential Candidates… French Elections Politics Share this post: Twelve Angry Men needs to be modified to Twelve Angry Men and Women. With the news out this morning that 12 candidates have officially been accepted for the upcoming first round of the French Presidential elections. Encouraging that 4 of the candidates are women. More disconcerting, however, in an era of supposed “change” is that 7 of the candidates are from the left, two in the center and 3 on the right (of which one is Nationalist Le Pen). It is ironic that Segolene Royal’s camp worries that the other 6 left opponents will “dilute” her vote. Right she is. But, it is most definitely indicative of the French condition that there should be 9 candidates wanting to promote the left/center agenda. I thoroughly believe history will show that the “decline” of France is intimately related to the pendulum having already swung too far left. But because it seems “inhuman” (or just “gauche” in France) to denounce the “social” agenda, nobody will be able to untangle the mess without a real “rupture.” NEWSletter Subscribe to Minter’s Bi-Weekly NEWSletter and receive a free copy of the exclusive and updated 8 Golden Rules of an eReputation Your Gift For Signing Up 8 Golden Rules of an eReputation SUBSCRIBE! You have Successfully Subscribed! elections, France, politics Minter Dial Minter Dial is an international professional speaker, author & consultant on Leadership, Branding and Digital Strategy. After a successful international career at L’Oréal, Minter Dial returned to his entrepreneurial roots and has spent the last ten years helping senior management teams and Boards to adapt to the new exigencies of the digitally enhanced marketplace. He has worked with world-class organisations to help activate their brand strategies, and figure out how best to integrate new technologies, digital tools, devices and platforms. Above all, Minter works to catalyse a change in mindset and dial up transformation. Minter received his BA in Trilingual Literature from Yale University (1987) and gained his MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (1993). His books include Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence, bowed in December 2018 and won the Book Excellence Award 2019 as well as being shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2019. It's available in Audiobook, Kindle and Paperback. He is also co-author of Futureproof (Pearson, Sep 2017) and sole author of The Last Ring Home (Myndset Press, Nov 2016), a book and documentary film, both of which have won awards and critical acclaim. Minter's newest book on leadership, You Lead, How being yourself makes you a better leader, published by Kogan Page, was released January 2021. It's easy to inquire about booking Minter Dial here. View all posts by Minter Dial Previous post Next post
Anonymous March 22, 2007 at 10:32 am hear hear! the good news is that even with all the left wing candidtaes, they come nowhere near 50%!Pa