France now has a clear choice. Does the country want a mummy or a daddy as its next president?
Ségolène Royal, the Socialist party candidate, is running as Mummy. She begins her official television broadcast with the words: "I am a woman, a mother of four children. I have my feet on the ground." Nicolas Sarkozy, the centre-right candidate, is running as a strict father figure. Mr Sarkozy accuses Ms Royal of wanting to "mollycoddle" the nation. The first four sentences of his campaign broadcast begin with the word "work".
