Rebirth of England.

Chapter 850 Potential Stock

"I agree with you, he is a man of great potential and worthy of our investment..."

“Yes, being the deputy secretary general of the presidential office is a good start.”

Barron spoke with Ashley Webb on the phone about France's new government.

In early May this year, in the second round of the French presidential election, Socialist Party candidate Hollande defeated the incumbent President Sarkozy and became the new President of France.

According to the French Constitution, the French President is elected by universal suffrage using the "majority two-round voting system."

That is, if no one obtains more than half of the votes in the first round of voting, a second round of voting will be held, and voters will choose one of the two candidates who received the first and second most votes in the first round of elections to serve as president.

This year is the French general election year. As the biggest opponent of the ruling Union for a Popular Movement in France, Strauss-Kahn of the Socialist Party can no longer run for election because of the "sexual assault scandal" that broke out when he was the managing director of the International Monetary Fund last year.

The candidate put forward by the Socialist Party is Hollande, who once served as an adviser to former President Mitterrand.

In the first round of voting in the general election held on April 4, the incumbent president and Union for a Popular Movement candidate Sarkozy and Socialist Party candidate Hollande won the first round of voting and defeated three other competitors: Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the far-right National Front, Melenchon, the candidate of the left-wing Front, and Bayrou, the centrist.

However, neither of them received more than half of the votes, so a second round of voting was needed between Sarkozy and Hollande.

On May 5, Hollande won 6% to 51.8% of the valid votes in the second round of the presidential election, defeating Sarkozy and being elected as the new president of France.

Barron's impression of Hollande is not very deep. What he remembers more is his "love history" and the fact that he is called the most failed president of France...

For the French, who are known for their "romanticism", it seems that there is no shortage of topics about the private lives of every one of their presidents.

But even so, Hollande's past in this regard is no less impressive.

For example, he is still unmarried, but has had several girlfriends, including Royal, who has served as minister for three terms and is much more famous than Hollande...

How strong is Royal?
In the Socialist Party primary before the 2007 French presidential election, Royal defeated three men, Strauss-Kahn, Hollande and Fabius, to become the Socialist Party candidate and compete against Sarkozy.

Of course, Royal lost that election, but her influence in France is evident.

In addition, Royal, who was admitted to the "Voltaire Class" of the French Institute of Administration with Hollande in 1978 and lived with him for 30 years, also gave birth to four children for him.

After Hollande became president, although he was still unmarried, his second girlfriend, veteran journalist Valerie, became the de facto "First Lady" of France.

Then, Hollande cheated again during his presidency. He was known to all French people for riding his bodyguard's "scooter" to meet actress Julie Gayet in private...

Then, after his girlfriend Valerie learned about this, she stormed into Hollande's office in a rage and smashed the furniture inside, causing 300 million euros in damage - the things she smashed included a national treasure: a Sevres porcelain vase that was over 200 years old and made during the Louis XVI period... Don't feel that these French presidents are more extravagant than the other. If you change your mindset, maybe it's because their love lives are too in line with the "traditions" of their country that they get higher support rates?
In addition, Hollande was very unlucky during his term. France suffered frequent terrorist attacks, and his unemployment rate remained above 10%. Therefore, when his term was about to end, his approval rating had dropped to only 4%, and he was called the most unsuccessful French president.

But now Hollande has just defeated Sarkozy in the general election and was officially sworn in as President of France and Grand Duke of Andorra on May 5th...

In fact, since France adopted the presidential system, the French President has also served as the Grand Duke of Andorra.

Andorra, whose full name is the Grand Principality of Andorra, is located in southwestern Europe. It is a small country with a total area of ​​about 468 square kilometers and a population of about 7.8.

Andorra was first established in the 9th century by the Frankish King Charlemagne as a diocese in order to prevent harassment from the Moors. Therefore, history has continued. There have been two Grand Dukes of Andorra, namely the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain.

Andorra also pays tribute to the two foreign archdukes on time every year - according to historical regulations, Andorra has to pay 960 francs in tribute to the French President every year; and 430 pesos and 20 pieces of ham, pickled chicken and cheese each to the local bishop of Urgell in Spain.

After Hollande took office, he appointed Manu as Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace, in charge of economic and financial affairs.

Manu Baron was very familiar with him. After all, when he was reborn in his previous life, the other party was the President of France.

Of course, adhering to the tradition that the French president’s love life must be topical enough, Manu is most talked about for his “teacher-student love”.

Manu's wife Brigitte is 24 years older than him. The two met when Manu was in high school. At that time, Brigitte's eldest daughter Laurence was the same age as Manu and they were classmates. Brigitte was Manu's French and drama teacher.

There are rumors that the two fell in love and got married because Brigitte's family has a close relationship with the Rothschild family - in fact, this is all unfounded. In fact, the family chocolate shop run by Brigitte's parents has a history of hundreds of years and its assets are only more than one million euros...

And when the two fell in love, Manu was just a high school student...

But Manu does have some connections to the Rothschild family - in 2008, Manu resigned from his senior civil service position and plunged into the private sector, joining the Rothschild family's investment bank.

Maybe in the original time and space, Manu's subsequent political career was assisted by the Rothschild family, but now...

LCF Rothschild Group has been acquired by William Weber Capital, so Manu has become a member of Natixis Bank, which they control.

Therefore, with the current influence of the Rothschild family, it is naturally impossible for them to provide much help to Manu.

But Barron has not forgotten the future French president. The difference between the French election and that of countries like Britain and the United States is that the Socialist Party and the Popular Socialist Union, which are in the leading positions, have not made much difference in their main policy platforms in recent elections. The outcome of the election mainly depends on the personal charm of the candidates...

Manu is a natural born politician, and in this election situation in France, his chances of winning are very high...

Similarly, as a qualified politician, Manu is flexible enough - being able to obtain the support of William Weber Capital behind Natixis Bank and the Weber family, a traditional political family in France, is what Manu has been longing for.

(End of this chapter)