There is maybe less of a French presence in the world today than there was twelve years ago when Jacques Chirac came to power, especially since the rejection of the Constitutional Treaty in 2005. But the world’s interest in the French presidential campaign is greater than ever, and can be compared only with the attention generated by Mitterrand’s election in 1981.
与十二年前希拉克上台相比，法国在世界上的存在可能降低了，特别是2005年否决欧盟宪法以来。但是世界对于法国总统竞选的兴趣却比以往更为浓厚，其程度只能与1981年密特朗获选所产生的关注相比。