Socialist Royal may be next French president - CBC News

Last Updated: Thursday, November 16, 2006 | 8:12 PM ET CBC News Segolene Royal won the French Socialist Party's leadership nomination on Thursday and will vie in a 2007 election that could see her become the country's first female president. The 53-year-old achieved an overall majority of votes to avoid a run-off with a pair of male rivals — ex-finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn and ex-prime minister Laurent Fabius. Segolene Royal gestures as she speaks to reporters during a media conference ...