France’s presidential campaign has unexpectedly become a three-way race. Along with the (relatively conservative) ruling party candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, and the Socialist Segolene Royal, a new centrist candidate Francois Bayrou now has a realistic shot at victory. This WaPo piece, “Bayrou Shakes Up French Race,” is a fast and fun primer on Bayrou’s rise. Bayrou’s got a great campaign sound bite: “With one candidate who would like France to be America (economic reformer Sarkozy) and one who would like it to be Scandinavia (Socialist Royal) it’s time to show that France wants to be France!” I’m rooting for Sarkozy, especially because of his tougher policies on immigration and assimilation, but Bayrou’s charisma and campaign savvy might just make for a huge upset.