Might as well dig up this thread now that the first round is drawing near. Bayrou seems past his top in the polls, Royal isn't recovering enough, Le Pen is creeping up, but it looks like it's going to be Sarkozy ftw.

Anyway, what better way to do raise interest again than by quoting good-old Le Pen:

Le Pen tells lustful teens the answer is in their hands

He has advocated patriotism and zero immigration, but the far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen this week came up with a new way for young people to serve their country: masturbation.

Mr Le Pen, whose daughter and campaign manager, Marine, has been softening the party's image and attempting to attract women with more policies on the family, was attending a debate organised by Elle magazine, entitled "What women want".