Sarkozy's victory and broader French thinking
It is remarkable that the man of Hungarian/Greek/Jewish immigrant background could become President of France. This represents in many ways a broadening of traditional French thinking to embrace a pan-European, and Western viewpoint in the world. Unfortunately this also reflects a hardening of French opinion against non-Western immigrants, especially Moslems. You could count the Moslem and African votes for Sarko on the fingers of one hand...