Love him or hate him, Sarkozy (”Sarko”) has defeated Segolene Royal (”Sego”) by 53% to her 47% today in France’s Presidential elections. He hopes to realign France with the United States, eliminate the 35 hour work week, and rid the suburbs of crime.

The most impressive thing about this election, and something Americans can learn from and hopefully emulate one day, it’s their voter turnout. 86% of the French people voted in today’s election. That’s impressive.

Photo of Place de la Concorde celebration from Le Figaro: