This blog is for students in "History 362: French History since Napoleon" which in this spring 2012 semester is focusing on the French presidential election and the history of executive power in modern France.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Great moments in French presidential debates
Throughout the Ve Republic, there has been a tradition of the two finalists in a presidential election confronting each other in a televised debate. These are, compared to American presidential debates, very unstructured, allowing the candidates to address each other directly, interrupt each other and, on occasion, score one-liners that have become well known moments that defined the candidates and the election. The National Audio-visual Institute of France (ina.fr) has posted video of the entire debates and highlights of some of the great moments in French presidential debate history.
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