Voting in the Shadow of the Crisis. The French Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of 2012
Voting in the Shadow of the Crisis. The French Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of 2012
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在危机的阴影下投票。
DOI：
10.1080/09639489.2012.721184
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
0.3
通讯作者：
N. Hewlett
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作者：
N. Hewlett
2012年法国大选最重要的结果是尼古拉·萨科齐被赶出爱丽舍宫，部分原因是他个人不受欢迎，但也因为他的政策似乎往往以牺牲穷人利益为代价，让富人受益。弗朗索瓦·奥朗德在总统选举中的胜利和社会党在议会选举中的胜利也是历史性的，因为这是自1995年以来第一次同时出现社会党总统和以社会党为主的政府。社会党的宣言包括经济增长、累进税收、限制某些高薪、创造就业机会和降低退休年龄的承诺。所有这些都在一定程度上让法国与欧洲的主要国家产生了分歧。事实上，经济危机对理解竞选活动和结果至关重要，几乎三分之一的选民投票支持主流政党的右翼或左翼。极右翼民族阵线做得特别好，特别是在国家认同、法律和秩序以及移民问题上开展竞选活动。让-吕克·梅朗雄和高什阵线被视为勒庞的对立面，也经常吸引对主流左翼幻想破灭的选民，他们在危机中受到的打击尤其严重。更传统的工人阶级似乎开始再次表明自己是一个真正的政治参与者。
The most significant result of the 2012 elections in France was the ejection of Nicolas Sarkozy from the Elysée Palace, in part because of his unpopularity as an individual but also because his policies often seemed to benefit the rich at the expense of the poor. The victory of François Hollande in the presidential elections and the Socialists in the parliamentary elections was also historic, because this was the first time since 1995 that there has been both Socialist President and a mainly Socialist government. The Socialist manifesto included promises of economic growth, progressive taxation, capping certain high salaries, job creation and a lower age of retirement. All this put France at odds to some extent with the dominant countries in Europe. Indeed, the economic crisis is crucial to understanding the election campaign and results and almost a third of the electorate voted either to the right or to the left of mainstream parties. The extreme right Front national did particularly well, campaigning on issues of national identity, law and order, and immigration, in particular. Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the Front de gauche set out to be the antithesis of Le Pen, and also often appealed to voters disillusioned by mainstream left and who were particularly hard-hit by the crisis. It seemed as if the more traditional working class was beginning to assert itself as a real political actor again.