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Marie-Ségolène Royal (born 22 September 1953 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French politician. She is the President of the Poitou-Charentes region, a National Assembly member, and the [[Socialist]] candidate for the 2007 French presidential election. In the first round of voting for that election, on April 22, 2007, Royal received 25.9% of votes to qualify for the second round to face [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], who received 31.2%. Either Royal or Sarkozy will be elected the next President on May 6.

'''Marie-Ségolène Royal''' (born 22 September 1953 in Dakar, [[Senegal]]) is a French politician. She is the President of the Poitou-Charentes region, a National Assembly member, and the [[Socialist]] candidate for the 2007 French presidential election. In the first round of voting for that election, on April 22, 2007, Royal received 25.9% of votes to qualify for the second round to face [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], who received 31.2%. Either Royal or Sarkozy will be elected the next President on May 6.

==Policies==

==Policies==

She is known for her admiration for some "[[Third Way]]" policies (and has been compared to [[Tony Blair]] in this respect), for her insistence on the importance of the "welfare state" and for her support of participatory democracy and devolution.

She is known for her admiration for some "[[Third Way]]" policies (and has been compared to [[Tony Blair]] in this respect), for her insistence on the importance of the "welfare state" and for her support of participatory democracy and devolution.