16 December 2006
Segolene Royal
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She's been described by one commentator as part Joan of Arc, part daytime talk show host.
Segolene Royal is the first woman since the famous Maid of Orleans to make a serious bid to lead France, but does she have what it takes to lead the Socialist Party to victory in next year's Presidential elections?
Royal easily won the party's nomination early last month, and what now lies ahead is five months of intensive campaigning, up against Nicolas Sarkozy, the charismatic and highly skilled leader of the UMP, the country's main conservative party.
So who is Segolene Royal? And are there policies to back up her unabashed populist approach, one that has captivated the French and reinvigorated the Socialist Party?
Guests
Dominique Moisi
French political and social commentator, writer and academic and founder and senior advisor at the French Institute for International Relations.
Presenter
Geraldine Doogue
Producer
Scott Wales
Story Researcher and Producer
Scott Wales
