DING! The French presidential candidates start their race …

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the August announcement from a French presidential hopeful. There’s news from the Kitchen, information about the Bahá'í Faith, great music, and of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the photo and enjoy!

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This week’s quiz: On 27 August, I asked you a really easy question. That week, an announcement was made which we all knew was coming: a certain French man announced he would seek his party’s nomination to run for the presidential office in next year's election. You were to send in his name.

The answer is: Nicolas Sarkozy, or “Sarko”, as the French call him. Nicolas Sarkozy served as France’s president from 2007 - 2012, when he lost to the current French president, François Hollande.

The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Iris Cassell from Banjul, The Gambia; Li Ming from Maanshan City, China; Muhammad Rashid from the RFI Pak France International Listeners Club in Sahiwal, Pakistan; Md Babo from the RFI Fan Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh, and Joseph Simushi from Nairobi, Kenya.

Congratulations winners!

This week’s question ... you'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 5 December to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 10 December program. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

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Susan Owensby
RFI – The Sound Kitchen
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