Question of proximity and respect explained

It is the story of the woman that it was not expected. The one who bore the macho taunts of his so-called friends. Who is a party in the field after the other candidates and which was quickly doubled. The one who there was initially no chance to be elected President and which quickly became the favourite. That which held a proximity language, without hesitating to invent its own idioms to better follow the air of the time. His words were first shocked, forcing opponents to shoot down their cards for some reporting package for others. Then, meetings and hearings, the charm has acted. Then, one by one, heavyweights have rallied to his speech. This woman is not Ségolène Royal, Laurence Parisot. At the time when the Socialist Queen in polls air to settle permanently in the landscape of the presidential election of 2007, the "Royal phenomenon" reminds in many respects the adventure of the President of the Medef, a year apart. Proportionally, the parallelism is even.

First analogy: the intrusion. The patron saint of the FIFG had discreetly expressed ambitions to Ernest-Antoine Seilliere, more than two years before the deadlines. But is that late April 2005 that it had thrown the mask. At that time, the tandem Francis Mer - Guillaume Sarkozy and Yvon Jacob and Hugues - Arnaud Mayer had already declared. And no one was betting taking place a kopeck on his chances to succeed the baron. "A 45-year-old woman." You think not! ", thought the vast majority of business leaders. "It is too stubborn, too clumsy, too sassy, too ambitious," blew the caciques. Yet, those who said they were surprised by this nomination could tend the ear, as Laurence Parisot asked its milestones for a long time. Under the era Seilliere, was not part of the "G4", the close guard of the pattern of patterns

On the side of Ségolène Royal, the entry in the arena dates back to last September. At least the interested "does not preclude", in school, to start. At the time, Laurent Fabius and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Jack Lang are already candidates for the Socialist nomination and they did not see it coming. Dubious jokes flying "That will keep children" , reflecting no doubt the effect of surprise, involving such inexperience, while the President of the Charentes region, 52 years old, was several times Minister.

Second analogy: the provocation. True, to mark its difference, Laurence Parisot had announced his candidacy but not by way of press, as its competitors, but mail to his constituents. Question of proximity and respect, explained. Ségolène Royal, it built its program on the Internet with "real people", off his party's policy, what other PS candidates criticized him severely. But, in reality, the future President of the Medef had a resounding entry into management debate. It was chanted before 4,000 business leaders that "freedom of thought ends where begins the Labour Code", not hesitating, a few weeks later, to moderate his words to his public. Ségolène Royal, it also is not afraid to shock, promising military support for primo-delinquents or dissertant on the evils of the 35 hours... even then to partially back up. In both cases, the plant character provocation, is interpreted at best as an abuse, at worst as a betrayal, and requires competitors to take a position. And yet the one and the other comply with the official rules of the game, contrary to what opponents say. Where Laurence Parisot claimed the scrupulous respect of the statutes of the Medef, Ségolène Royal accepts in advance voting activists and repeats forever that it will support in the best position of his camp, whatever it is. Similar paradoxes: while the base packages, the aircraft crashes. Have fun the confidences of Laurence in "Gala", it scoffs Ségolène display in "Paris Match". Yesterday, there was the "all except Parisot", today there is the "everything except Royal".

Third analogy: the jargon. For the anecdote, the President of the Medef and of the Poitou-Charentes region like the fables of La Fontaine, "The hen to the egg of gold" for the first, "The animals sick of the plague" in the second. More seriously, they want to both "the truth" to the French and spend their time to invent a new vocabulary to become sometimes inaudible. Laurence Parisot claims "the constructive disagreement" with the unions, denounces "unreadable" State, is interested in the "severability" of the employer and the employee, the "agreement" of the ancients or the "resilience" of young people, to the universal as to the "diversel" (sic). "ségolisme" combines "economic agility" for his part in "collective intelligence", the "good deal" and "just order" to "the society of the precariat. And whether Royal Madam criticizes the Medef does not embody an enlightened employers and justice sometimes irresponsible patterns, it wishes to, as Madam Parisot, "reconciling the French and the company". Finally, their slogans favorite "company, is the life" and "Desires for the future" reflect optimism even. Neither one nor the other, incidentally, not rely on a Negro to write his speeches. To speak in public, a few scribbled notes in the va-quickly enough.

But, in fact, talk them As Chairman of the FIFG, Laurence Parisot met several times Ségolène Royal, and by 2000, the Institute had detected the potential of the companion of François Hollande. FIFG "France night", she was the second French favorite Minister in the Government Jospin (with 71 percent of favourable opinions) behind Elisabeth Guigou. There was also an appointment failed in August 2004. Ségolène Royal was expected to attend the plenary meeting of the Medef Summer University, moderated by Laurence Parisot, face... Nicolas Sarkozy! The PS MP had unfortunately cancelled at the last minute. In recent weeks, the representative of the patterns offered him a meeting, but the response is still expected. Direct and tenacious, the two women feel in any case embody a new carrier generation of hope and change. The stakes are obviously not the same. On the one hand, a single small business leader strives to involve companies in the major debates of society. On the other, a mother of four children elected aspires to lead the country. Remains whether the election of Laurence Parisot may bring luck to Ségolène Royal. And especially if the victory of the "young" women can change the economic, social and political situation. At the Medef, for example, one year after the departure of Ernest-Antoine Seilliere, it is, more than the bottom, which has changed.