Newspaper debates French elections in Second Life
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 19:41 
Le Dauphiné Liberé, the so called "first" French newspaper with a presence in Second Life, has organised a debate about the French elections in the virtual world.
6 virtual politicians responded to questions from 2 reporters from the journal and about 40 people were invited to assist to the Q&A session. According to the Internet manager of the Dauphiné, Mr. Raphaël, "this is a project to see how far we can stretch the frontiers of our profession".
It must have worked because Le Dauphiné is setting up a second debate and will most probably continue. The transcripts of the debates can be read on their "elections" website here (in French).
On March 26, seven of the eleven presidential candidates in France had their political headquarters in Second Life, showing that they take 3D internet seriously and are actively using it to promote their campaign.
In Belgium, with the election taking place in June, only one politician has opened a presence in Second Life.
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As the electoral reaping of dividends go, given French interests in the Middle East, Sarkozy might actually tone down his xenophobic slant and anti-immigrant rhetoric once he warms the seats at the Elysée Palace. Ségolène Royal and François Bayrou and their `présidentielle` aspirations will predictably float into political thin air as the second round sees Sarkozy feverishly gobble up votes that were hitherto designated to a thankfully disgraced Le Pen.
These `élections` have a predictable and modestly palatable outcome. As is often said, tis between the devil and the deep blue sea. Ségolène Royal is not fault-free, she could be designated as a silk-stalking socialist, espousing to a rather Blairite champagne socialism `middle centrism` that seems to be enveloping European political tidal-waves and qualitatively blurs left from right-wing. In 2007, these labels reside as anachronisms of a bygone era.
The French Presidential elections bear acute testimony.