The cover of Liberation sums up the views of millions of French people - the empire grows worse - with the re-election of BUSH.

Reaction to US presidential election

In France, the reaction to the US election is just developing, but what may be most difficult is simply to accept the apparent fact that Americans have re-elected BUSH. There was a general view not only critical of BUSH, but mildly confident that he would be defeated. Coping with the likely reality of "four more years" will be very difficult in all corners of France and among French people of all kinds.

Le Monde reporting the US election

Le Monde went to press this morning with a big questionmark.

France's president flips channels to follow U.S. vote

A great story on how President CHIRAC is preparing for this evening for him, tomorrow morning!

The World Election

Liberation sums up its view of the US election. (If the link does not take you to the front page of Liberation, then what you are missing is a banner headline, "The World Election", taking up almost the entire cover of the newspaper.)

Villefranche sur Mer

One of my favorite places in France, next to where we live, is Villefranche sur Mer. Villefranche has its share of challenges, about the same number as does the town in North Carolina (Chapel Hill) which is my other home. There is something about the way British writers tend to look down on anyone who does not speak English and anyone who is not English which reminds me, to a lesser extent, of the occasional criticism of French people. The linked story is a good example.

US presidential election in the French regional press

Some number of French newspapers have created dedicated pages devoted to the US presidential campaign. This one is from Ouest-France, the largest circulaiton newspaper in France.