Any presidential campaign has its share of emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant tide-turners or incidents laden with meaning only in hindsight. With French voters set to elect a president in April, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at some of the emblematic moments from campaigns past. In the spotlight: Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal's 2007 campaign rally, laden with offstage drama.
Just 24 days before the first round of the 2007 French presidential election, Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal took to the stage for a hotly anticipated presidential campaign rally in Limoges. The event was unusual in that, at long last, it was the first and only rally of Royal's whirlwind 2007 campaign to see the Socialist candidate appear on stage with the head of her own party, François Hollande.
