From a distance, it may appear that the French mainstream right is on the road to political and organisational unity with Nicolas Sarkozy’s successful return to the helm of the opposition UMP. With the left in disarray and the far right National Front not – or not yet – credible enough to win, though more than strong enough to deliver a shock to the political system, the way is open for Mr Sarkozy’s comeback at the next presidential elections, non? Are we about to witness in 2017 the French equivalent of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s return to power in Japan, with a rebranding so powerful that his name became identified with a novel economic policy?
从远处看，随着尼古拉•萨科齐(Nicolas Sarkozy)重新执掌反对党——人民运动联盟(UMP)，法国右翼主流势力似乎正走在一条通向政治和组织团结的道路上。在法国左翼陷入混乱、而极右翼政党国民阵线(National Front)的可信度不足以（或者说尚不足以）赢得大选（尽管该党现在已足够强大，能够对法国政治体系造成冲击）的情况下，萨科齐有可能在下次总统大选中再次获胜，不是吗？日本首相安倍晋三(Shinzo Abe)重返政坛的情景是否会在2017年的法国重现？安倍晋三的“品牌再造”如此强大，以至于还有一项以他的姓氏命名的新颖manbetx20客户端下载 政策。