THE French Right should be riding high about now. The ruling Socialist party is tarnished by scandal, the Left generally is splintered, and the French economy is in a slowdown. Yet, as European parliamentary elections approach, the Right is in no shape to take advantage of these conditions. As usual, it, even more than the Left, is hopelessly divided.
In mid April, Philippe Séguin abruptly stepped down as head of France’s largest conservative party, the Rally for the Republic (RPR), after a bitter behind-the-scenes feud with President Jacques Chirac. This was but the latest symptom of a much deeper problem afflicting French conservatives.
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