If not a bribe, Royal should certainly spend the coming week pounding Sarko on the eroding "pouvoir d'achat" of elderlies during the past 5 years. I am not too familiar with Sarko's program but there must be ways to plant the seed of doubt in the mind of a few foggies about the effect that his proposed cutbacks will have on their well being. If need be even a rumor would do ... ;)