Even Ségo and Sarko taking cheap shots at the ECB
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Ségolène Royal, socialist candidate for the presidential elections:
It's not for Mr Trichet to dictate the future of our economies:
it's a matter for our leaders chosen by the people.
Daily Telegraph 27/12 2006
Ségolène Royal, socialist candidate for the presidential elections in May, has gone even further, accusing ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet of usurping democratic authority. "It's not for Mr Trichet to dictate the future of our economies: it's a matter for our leaders chosen by the people. We must completely change the charter of the central bank," she said.
A TNS Sofres poll released today by Le Pèlerin magazine found that 52pc of the French public now regard the euro as a "bad thing", blaming it for price jumps and job losses.