France 24.
REUTERS – Norwegian-born Eva Joly, a formidable former judge who came to France as an au pair in the 1960’s, will run for French president in 2012 as the Greens’ candidate after winning her party’s nomination on Tuesday.
Results of a ballot of 23,000 Greens showed the 67-year-old, who has dual French and Norwegian nationality, took 58.16 percent of the second-round vote, beating former television host Nicolas Hulot who took 41.34 percent.