Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!mit-eddie!zrm From: zrm@mit-eddie.UUCP (Zigurd R. Mednieks) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Restricting Officials to Single Terms Message-ID: <591@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Aug-83 23:52:23 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.591 Posted: Fri Aug 12 23:52:23 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Aug-83 07:07:43 EDT References: <245@houxb.UUCP> Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 8 In France they have a very strong presidency with a seven year term. What this does for us is make certain that the Franc will be weak until the Socialists are voted out of office. What it does for the French, I don't know. Economically, they are suffering and it won't let up soon - and the Socialists have not even managed to combat Franglaise. Cheers, Zig