French Deputies under the Flag of St. Andrew

... the French Republicans) rather than forces of questionable track record (the National Front in France, the Five Star Movement in Italy, etc.) is more convincing. Meanwhile, it would be wrong to say that all Republican leaders are of the same mind as Thierry Mariani when it comes to his optimism about Russia: as a rule, prominent political figures tend to give more reserved assessments of Russia’s actions, even if the general tone is favourable. The decision of the party’s leader, Nicolas Sarkozy, who chose to visit Moscow rather than ...