The world and Europe in particular will be watching even more intensely this second round. One can nearly detect a kind of “North-South divide,” with south Europe (pre dominantly Spain and Italy standing behind Segolène Royal, and northern Europe, predominantly Germany and Britain (the US as well) aligning themselves behind Nicolas Sarkozy.
全世界，特别是欧洲将会更为密切地关注第二轮投票。人们几乎可以发觉某种“南北分裂”，即南欧(主要是西班牙和意大利)支持罗雅尔，而北欧，(主要是德国和英国以及美国)支持萨尔科奇。