François Hollande 'has moved too slowly', says Ségolène Royal Their rivalry appeared to culminate last June when Miss Trierweiler wished "good luck" to Miss Royal's rival in the parliamentary elections. Miss Trierweiler was initially defiant about the message, sent out on her Twitter account, but admitted she "made a mistake." Miss Royal subsequently lost her seat and is now the head of the local council in the western Poitou-Charentes region.