She has yet to deal with the major problems of the day – financial instability, Europe’s sluggish growth, the Middle East – and she cannot avoid them during her campaign. But, full of elegance and charm, and treating social problems with good sense and energy, she has topped public opinion polls for over a year.
左派方面，普瓦图·夏朗德省的社会党领袖罗亚尔没有多少从政经验，只是临时就任过环境、家庭和教育部长。体味社会党权力人物对罗亚尔崛起的愤怒是一件有趣的事情。她还没有正面接触到当今的主要问题¾金融动荡、欧洲经济发展迟缓、中东冲突¾这些问题她在竞选中将不可避免地要一一面对。但凭借着自身的优雅和魅力，以及对待社会问题的积极和睿智，一年以来她一直在民意测验中遥遥领先。