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So. The whole Le Pen thing in France. Holland has elections coming on, with Fortuyn's recent massive vicotry still fresh in people's memories. Elections in Belgium coming up next year as well, and the Vlaams Blok keeps up its steady rise.

I'm tempted to vote communist just to give the extreme right more counterweight. (I vote center-green now.)

Are we losing our minds, ladies and gentlemen?

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You're right, and it wasn't only the media: everyone thought he would win the 1st round. But the abstention rate has been high for a long time, and while I'm sure many of his supporters didn't vote, most simply voted for others. There are supporters, and then there are supporters. Most people are used to the fact that they can vote for whoever they want at the first round, and "get away" with it at the second one. And while they believe in Jospin/Chirac, etc..., they feel it's the occasion to show they also (or even more) believe in smaller parties/candidates. That's something Le Pen supporters never do, unfortunately, and we can see the result of that, now.