Learning French 2.0
This past Sunday was the first round of the elections in France. The top two vote-getters will be running against each other in a little over two weeks.
As expected, Sarkozy and Hollande were the victors. Marine LePen came in third with a fairly high 19%. So now, all of the voters who did NOT like Sarkozy or Hollande in the first round will have to decide which candidate they can live with.
Here’s how the election worked out in 3 minutes or less:
What a happy, catchy song!
Here’s the chorus:
Il y a,
dans les choix qu’on fait
Tous ceux qu’on ne fait pas
Bons ou mauvais
C’est tous ce qui nous fait grandir
Moi je dis oui
Je dis oui
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