2002-05-05 That is very good news. I just hope none of his kind even got a seat in the Parliament. This might even help the continued upswing of the Euro. Friday it closed very close to 92 �. If it can continue it s rise, it may reach 1 $ very shortly. The bad unemployment report of 6 %, did not bode well for the dollar.
A strong Euro and strong EU are our only hope for a full metric world. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-05-05 18:23 Subject: [USMA:19934] Chirac landslide against Le Pen > As of 18.20 ET Sunday.... > > Nat > > PARIS, France (CNN) -- President Jacques Chirac has been re-elected in a > landslide victory over extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, after a > dramatic presidential race that shook France and much of Europe. > > With 98 percent of the national vote counted, Interior Ministry figures gave > Chirac 82 percent of the vote, and Le Pen 18.1 percent, The Associated Press > reported. > > Chirac's massive victory was helped by a bigger turnout than for the April > 21 first round, when 28 percent of voters stayed at home. > > Turnout on Sunday was estimated at about 80 percent, with 20 percent > abstaining. > > "We have gone through a time of serious anxiety for the country," Chirac > said in his victory speech. "But tonight, France has reaffirmed its > attachment to values of the Republic." (Full story) > > <Continued on CNN.com> >
