ABSTRACT

I was watching TV by myself. It was a Sunday evening in spring. The weather was quite warm, although very humid, and the sky was dark. Tension could be felt on the screen. In the next few minutes, the journalist was going to announce who had won the election and who would be leading France for the next 7 years. Then, there was an advert sequence that seemed to be neverending. Although I was only 12, I was already very interested in political matters and was familiar with many aspects of French politics.