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French election rivals in final race for workers
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Socialist presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande appealed to French voters to throw out conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and shun the far right in a final push for working-class votes before Sunday's first round of the election.
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France's Sarkozy fights to keep job as voters go to polls
CNN
Paris (CNN) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy cast his ballot Sunday in the country's presidential elections as he fought to keep his job in the face of challenges from nine other candidates. Sarkozy voted with his wife Carla Bruni in Paris.
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French Go to Polls in Closely Watched Presidential Race
New York Times
PARIS — French voters cast ballots on Sunday in the first round of a closely watched presidential election that could have significant implications for Europe and the euro as the region struggles to emerge from a prolonged economic malaise.
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New York Times
France votes, economy clouds Sarkozy's chances
Reuters
... (Reuters) - France voted on Sunday in round one of a presidential ballot where frustration at high unemployment and a weak economy have left Nicolas Sarkozy on track to become the first French leader to lose a re-election bid in more than 30 years.
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Turnout solid in French presidential election
Seattle Post Intelligencer
JAMEY KEATEN, AP French Front De Gauche far-left party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections Jean Luc Melenchon delivers his speech during a campaign meeting in Paris, Thursday, April 19, 2012. The first round of theelection will take place on ...
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French Elections 2012: President Nicolas Sarkozy's Fate Hangs In The Balance
Huffington Post
By JAMEY KEATEN 04/22/12 12:37 PM ET PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's career was on the line Sunday as voters turned out in solid numbers for the first round of France's presidential election, a contest that could shake up Europe's political ...
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France Holds Round One of Presidential Election
Voice of America (blog)
Millions of French are voting in presidential elections, which are expected to see incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy lose his seat after just one term. Sunday's vote will whittle down the field from 10 to two, with Mr. Sarkozy and his main opponent, ...
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Economy could doom Sarkozy as France heads to polls
Reuters
By Catherine Bremer | PARIS (Reuters) - France votes on Sunday in round one of a presidential vote, with a feeble economy that could make Nicolas Sarkozy the country's first president to lose a fight for re-election in more than 30 years.
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Sarkozy-Hollande Duel Shapes Up in French Election Fight
BusinessWeek
By Gregory Viscusi, Mark Deen and Helene Fouquet on April 22, 2012 Frenchvoter turnout held near a 33-year high in the first round of the presidentialelection that is almost certain to turn into a battle between President Nicolas Sarkozy and ...
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French Election: Four Ways Nicolas Sarkozy Got Screwed
Daily Beast
The French president will survive today's vote. But to win the runoff in May, he'll have to stop running against himself. Christopher Dickey on how the incumbent turned underdog. The president of France is in deep trouble, and he'd like to have his ...
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Daily Beast
Polls open in France for presidential election
Fox News
AP PARIS – Voters were turning out Sunday in solid numbers for the first round of France's presidential election, with conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's political career on the line amid frustration over his personal style and inability to turn ...
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Voting begins in France, economy may sink Sarkozy
Reuters
... April 22 (Reuters) - French voters headed to the polls on Sunday in round one of a presidential ballot, with economic despair on course to make Nicolas Sarkozy the first president to lose a fight for re-election in more than 30 years.
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France's First-Round Vote Doesn't Always Dictate Second
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Gabriele Parussini French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist challenger, François Hollande, are racing to get ahead in the first round ofFrench elections Sunday. But if history is any guide, trying to guess who will be the next president ...
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French election under way as voters go to the polls
The Guardian
Surveys may suggest the result is a foregone conclusion, putting Sarkozy and Hollande level for Sunday's vote and giving Hollande a clear lead for the second round, but French elections can throw up surprises. In 2002 Jean-Marie Le Pen, then leader of ...
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The Guardian
First round of presidential election begins in France, with jobs, sour economy ...
Washington Post
PARIS — Voting began Sunday in France in President Nicolas Sarkozy's uncertain bid for re-election, with polls showing that many French are dissatisfied with his response to concerns about the economy and jobs. The voting will winnow down a list of 10 ...
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France voters go to polls in first round of presidential election
msnbc.com
Brother Aimable Filipo, 98, a Trappist monk from the Mont des Cats Abbey, exits a voting booth with his ballot in hand during the first round of the 2012 French presidential elections Sunday in Godewaersvelde, northern France. By Reuters France began ...
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msnbc.com
France packs polls for presidential election (VIDEO)
GlobalPost
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, vote in presidential elections today in Paris. Sarkozy is attempting to win his second five-year term. (ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images) Early results show steady turnout today, with about 28 ...
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Sarkozy faces tough re-election fight in Sunday vote
Chicago Sun-Times
By ANGELA CHARLTON AP April 21, 2012 10:54PM French President Nicolas Sarkozy acknowledges applause Thursday as he arrive for a campaign meeting in Saint Maurice, outside Paris. He faces nine challengers Sunday in the presidential election's first ...
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Voters' fear of Muslims, anger at economy could cost French president in election
Detroit Free Press
And today, the French leader faces a tough fight against nine challengers in presidential elections awash in fear and anger. This has been a race of negative emotion and nostalgia for a more protected past: One of the world's top tourist destinations ...
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French lacking in joie de vivre as dutiful voters fear it's all plus ça change
The Guardian
Outside the polling station in the socially mixed part of the third arrondissement of Paris there was a sense of ennui surroundingFrance's 10th presidential election. The voters had turned out as expected despite the rain, but outside people spoke of ...
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The Guardian
France goes to the polls for first round of presidential elections
Telegraph.co.uk
France's 44.5 million-strong electorate has begun voting in presidentialelections likely to see Nicolas Sarkozy lose to Socialist rival François Hollande after one tempestuous term in office. By Henry Samuel, Paris Polls suggest the two mainstream ...
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French elections: healthy turnout
euronews
As voting in the first round of the French presidential electionsdraws to a close, comentators are noting that although voter numbers are slightly down over the elections in 2007, they are still around a healthy 70%. As estimates and rumours circulate ...
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euronews
French presidential election awash in anger, nostalgia
Denver Post
By Angela Charlton AP A French citizen presents her documents before voting Saturday in France's presidential election at the French Embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. French citizens abroad began voting early Saturday, while France votes ...
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French presidential election: first round - live updates
The Guardian (blog)
6.21pm CEST: Early results from today's first round of the Frenchpresidential election - based on votes counted in overseas territories and published in the Belgium media - suggest that, as expected, it could be a good night for the Socialist ...
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The Guardian (blog)
French voters head to the polls
MarketWatch
By William L. Watts, MarketWatch French citizens line up in London Sunday to vote in france's national election. This line in South Kensington extended for 10 blocks. FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — French voters headed to the polls Sunday to cast ballots ...
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MarketWatch
French Elections 2012: President Nicolas Sarkozy's Fate Hangs In ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's career was on the line Sunday as voters turned out in solid numbers for the first round of France's presidentialelection, a contest that could shake up Europe's political landscape and approach to ...
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French elections: Economy may sink Sarkozy | Ya Libnan | World ...
By Ya Libnan
French voters headed to the polls on Sunday in round one of a presidential ballot, with economic despair on course to make Nicolas Sarkozy the first president to lose a fight for re-election in more than 30 years. In a contest driven as much by ...
Ya Libnan
Watch GPS: France's elections and Andrew Sullivan on being HIV ...
By Amar C. Bakshi
On GPS this Sunday -- France's elections, India's missile test, the drug war in Mexico, and more. I host an all-star GPS panel exploring the ramifications of this Sunday's French elections. His guests compare the first round to a U.S. primary, ...
Global Public Square
Latest Updates on the French Presidential Election - NYTimes.com
By By J. DAVID GOODMAN
The Lede is following developments in the first round of presidential voting inFrance on Sunday as President Nicolas Sarkozy faces nine challengers in his bid for a second term.
The Lede
Eurosphere roundup: French elections; « Erkan's Field Diary
By admin
One of the more notable aspects of the French Presidential elections – which have their first round of voting this weekend – has been the extent to which all the candidates have been willing to bash the EU and European integration more...
Erkan's Field Diary
Polls open in France for presidential election | CapeCodOnline.com
PARIS -- Voting began Sunday in France in President Nicolas Sarkozy's uncertain bid for re-election, with polls showing that many French are dissatisfied with his response to concerns about the economy and jobs.
Latest Breaking News From Cape Cod Times
Turnout solid in French presidential election | SeacoastOnline.com
PARIS — Voters were turning out Sunday in solid numbers for the first round ofFrance's presidential election, with conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's political career on the line amid frustration over his personal style and inability to turn ...
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French elections results : up to a $100000 fine
By Vincent Abry
The law in France prohibit the publication of results, estimates or surveys of presidential elections before the close of all polling places at 8:00 pm (2:00 pm.
Marketing Tech Blog
A week in e-democracy: Innovations for the French election night
By Eric LEGALE
I'm not talking about the publication of results before the close of polling via social networks (I will write a special article about it after the election), but about technical innovations that will modernise the election night of traditionnal television...
A week in e-democracy
France voters go to polls in first round of presidential election
By Reuters
France began voting on Sunday in round one of a presidential ballot, with a feeble economy that could make Nicolas Sarkozy the country's first president to lose a fight for re-election in more than 30 years. In a contest driven as much by a ...
Newsvine - World News - Articles
French election: Sarkozy swaggers in face of imminent defeat ...
As the French prepared to cast their votes for a new leader in Sunday's first round of the presidential election, the unpopular president was refusing to let his ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../French-election-Sarkozy-swaggers-in-...
French elections offer Sarkozy's moment of truth - World - CBC News
France's Nicolas Sarkozy faces a tough fight Sunday against nine challengers, including frontrunner François Hollande, in presidential elections awash in fear...
www.cbc.ca/.../france-presidential-elections-sarkozy-hollande....
French Elections 2012: President Nicolas Sarkozy's Fate Hangs In ...
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's career was on the line Sunday as voters turned out in solid numbers for the first round of France's presidential...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../french-elections-2012-pre_n_144...
France's Sarkozy fights to keep job as voters go to polls - CNN.com
French President Nicolas Sarkozy cast his ballot Sunday as he fought to keep his job amid challenges from nine other candidates.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/europe/france.../index.html
Why you should care about the French election - The Washington Post
As French voters go to the polls to elect a presidential candidate on Sunday, the fate of the euro zone hangs in the balance.
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAhI0yVT_blog.html
France election campaign enters final day - Europe - Al Jazeera ...
Rallies being held a day before voters choose new president, with Sarkozy and Hollande running neck and neck.
www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/.../20124207348740280.htm...
France voters go to polls in first round of presidential election
France began voting on Sunday in round one of a presidential ballot, with a feeble economy that could make Nicolas Sarkozy the country's first president to lose ...
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11331803-france-voters-go-to...
BBC News - French elections: The countdown
The battle lines are drawn with 10 days to go before the first round of France's presidential election.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17700055
French election rivals in final race for workers | Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Socialist presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande appealed to French voters to throw out conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and shun the far ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-france-election-idUSBRE83I0EZ2012...
France a 'great, great ally,' White House says, as Afghan policy ...
The White House said Friday it was "monitoring" the outcome of France'selections, the results of which could pose fresh challenges for President Barack Obama ...
news.yahoo.com/.../france-great-great-ally-white-house-says-a...
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