Wouldn’t this just be delicious?

Mr Strauss-Kahn had earlier suggested an alliance with Mr Bayrou, sparking a
row within Ms Royal’s camp.

Laurent Fabius, a former Prime Minister and orthodox leftist, gave the
opposite advice, saying that Ms Royal’s salvation lay in moving to the left
and treating Mr Bayrou as a right-wing adversary. Mr Bayrou has drawn almost
level with Ms Royal in opinion polls before the April 22 first round.

The pair are behind Nicolas Sarkozy, the right-of-centre candidate. This
raises the prospect that Ms Royal, who was the overall favourite for months,
could be eliminated, leaving a run-off in May between Mr Bayrou and Mr
Sarkozy.

The centrist would win easily, current polls show.

The elimination of the Socialist in the second presidential election in a row
— after Lionel Jospin’s exclusion in 2002 — could be a death blow for
France’s historic left-wing party.

Not sure it’ll happen mind, but two elections running the left has no one in the second round? Just glorious. Allez Bayrou!