A French Town Known for Picking Presidents Sees Big Upset Ahead
The foie gras town of Donzy is almost always right in picking a winner, and this year it sees Fillon beating Le Pen.
Foie gras maker Frederic Coudray on his farm in Donzy, France.
Photographer: Marlene Awaad / BloombergFrederic Coudray spends his days in a picturesque corner of rural France rearing ducks and geese. And following every twist of the country’s presidential election.
Ask the 49-year-old foie-gras producer who’s going to win on April 23 and he whips out his phone. On the screen are the latest forecasts he’s texted his friends for his hometown of Donzy — which has mirrored the national outcome in almost every election in four decades.