Somehow, France managed to do what England and the US couldn't - they managed to elect the saner of the 2 candidates they had to choose from. They didn't elect a laughing stock or someone who had no business being in power. Since I visited Paris, I've been less than thrilled with the country, however after the resounding victor of Macron, I have a growing respect for the country and the French people. Yay France!
What I was most surprised to learn, aside from who won, was that they do their voting on a Sunday instead of the Tuesday elections we have here. How much more civilized is that? No one's working so they have the time and energy to go vote. Here, it's such a pain to get to the polling places either before or after work, which is why our turnout is often so low. I read a statistic today that said that this year's French election turnout was "bad" for them, however it's higher than the US election turnout for the last 20 years. That's pretty crazy!
So I suppose, all of this is to say, maybe if we can switch our voting over to Sundays, we'll never again have to deal with a moronic administration like we have now? Maybe? A girl could hope anyway...
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