I wish this guy got to be president, he was one of the rare ones who were both honest and competent.
His only issue was his severe lack of charisma.
Facing people like Jean Marie Le Pen and Jacques Chirac who both had huge charisma and a natural talent for showmanship I feel like he did not really stand much of a chance unfortunately.
Jospin was the boring technician in comparison.
C_kloug on
Defeated by his own side.*
French left things.
CPD1960 on
Jospin’s defeat was an extreme case of the fragmentation of the left that still exists in France. Jospin was defeated by Le Pen (pere) in the first round of the 2002 presidential election by just 200000 votes but other left-wing candidates in the first round diverted more than 3 million, yes 3 million, votes from him.
ThierryParis on
In 2002, every poll put him above Le Pen before the vote, so the actual result was a big upset. That was a textbook example of the “shy voter” syndrome.
Ok-Introduction-1940 on
Any moderate centrist is labelled “far right” by you nutters whose grandparents were also nutters (voted for communists & fascists).
Kernog on
The defeat broke him so completely that he immediately announced his definitive retirement from politics. It was quite a shock at the time.
Alarow on
I often wonder what kind of world we’d live in had he won in 2002, he’ll be missed
Elpsyth on
He was a great prime minister.
Spectanda_Fides on
I liked him, I remember that he couldn’t stand the results of the 2002 elections where he was the favourite and that he said afterwards, angrily, “I’m retiring from politics!” After that, he continued his life on the Île de Ré and we hardly heard from him again.
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I wish this guy got to be president, he was one of the rare ones who were both honest and competent.
His only issue was his severe lack of charisma.
Facing people like Jean Marie Le Pen and Jacques Chirac who both had huge charisma and a natural talent for showmanship I feel like he did not really stand much of a chance unfortunately.
Jospin was the boring technician in comparison.
Defeated by his own side.*
French left things.
Jospin’s defeat was an extreme case of the fragmentation of the left that still exists in France. Jospin was defeated by Le Pen (pere) in the first round of the 2002 presidential election by just 200000 votes but other left-wing candidates in the first round diverted more than 3 million, yes 3 million, votes from him.
In 2002, every poll put him above Le Pen before the vote, so the actual result was a big upset. That was a textbook example of the “shy voter” syndrome.
Any moderate centrist is labelled “far right” by you nutters whose grandparents were also nutters (voted for communists & fascists).
The defeat broke him so completely that he immediately announced his definitive retirement from politics. It was quite a shock at the time.
I often wonder what kind of world we’d live in had he won in 2002, he’ll be missed
He was a great prime minister.
I liked him, I remember that he couldn’t stand the results of the 2002 elections where he was the favourite and that he said afterwards, angrily, “I’m retiring from politics!” After that, he continued his life on the Île de Ré and we hardly heard from him again.