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Sarkozy faces runoff in France elections
Fox News
April 23: French President and UMP party candidate for the elections Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at his campaign headquarters the morning after the first round of voting in Paris.AP PARIS – Francois Hollande charged back into campaign mode Monday with ...
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France's Sarkozy reaches out to far-right voters
CNN International
Paris (CNN) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy courted far-right voters Monday in advance of a May 6 runoff against Socialist Francois Hollande, who won the most support in the first round of France's presidential elections.
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French election: Five things that you'd never hear in the US
Washington Post (blog)
It's no secret that France is further to the left than the United States. But listening to some of the rhetoric from the French presidential election can underscore how vast the gulf really is. Here are five things that it's hard to imagine a ...
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French stocks tank after election 1st round puts Socialist on top, but reasons ...
Washington Post
PARIS — France's stock market opened deep in the red Monday and the euro tumbled after the Socialist candidate came out on top in the first round of the country's presidential election, raising questions about whether the markets are nervous about a ...
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Are markets afraid France will elect a Socialist?
Huffington Post
SARAH DiLORENZO | April 23, 2012 10:25 AM EST | AP PARIS — France'sstock market opened deep in the red Monday and the euro tumbled after the Socialist candidate came out on top in the first round of the country's presidential election, ...
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French vote worries weary investors
Reuters
By Christian Plumb | PARIS (Reuters) - A weak showing for conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy in the first round of French elections further spooked investors already on edge about European governments' ability to manage their debt, ...
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France Elections 2012: Hollande, Sarkozy Resume Campaigning
Huffington Post
Turnout in France's elections was surprisingly high, at more than 80 percent, despite concern that a campaign focusing on nostalgia for a more protected past would fail to inspire voters. Le Pen's strong showing handed her a chance to weigh in on ...
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French election 2012: Forget this first-round stuff - Francois Hollande has won
Daily Mail
By Alexander Boot Yesterday France elected a new president, and his name is Francois Hollande. The socialist came in first with 28.6 percent of the vote, with Sarkozy trailing at 27.1 percent – the first time an incumbent lost the first round.
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Sarkozy courts French far right after Hollande win
Reuters
By Daniel Flynn and Brian Love (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters on Monday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by the National Front ...
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Sarkozy's odds improve but remain against him
Reuters
By Catherine Bremer (Reuters) - Strong support for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of France's presidential election has lifted Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes of clinching a second term, but he will struggle to win over enough of her voters ...
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Wonkbook: Can a French Socialist save the euro zone?
Washington Post (blog)
In France, the Socialist candidate, Francois Hollande, won a narrow victory in the first round of France's presidential election. He and Nicolas Sarkozy will now move to a runoff. But Hollande will not mainly be running against Sarkozy.
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Anti-Euro Le Pen's Record Vote to Weigh on French Election
BusinessWeek
Her father, who headed the National Front until last year, made it into the second round of the French presidential election in 2002, losing to Jacques Chirac, and garnered 10.4 percent of the vote in 2007. Jean-Marie was condemned by a French court in ...
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Sarkozy and Hollande's French Election Pledges and Positions
Bloomberg
Following are the main election pledges and positions of Socialist candidate Francois Hollande and incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. The Frenchpresidential runoff election is May 6. In the first round held yesterday, Hollande took 28.6 percent of ...
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French presidential vote
Washington Post
A supporter of Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande reacts after the results of the first round of the French elections are announced at the Socialist headquarters in Paris. Official partial results show Hollande and conservative President ...
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France Election Results: Marine Le Pen, Far-Right Candidate, Wins Huge Portion ...
Huffington Post
It's the unpleasant outcome no one was expecting: Having won 18 percent of the French vote, Marine Le Pen can now be considered the third voice in the 2012 presidential election. Though at one time stuck in fourth place, trailing Jean-Luc Mélenchon and ...
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France Election 2012: Analysis From Le Huffington Post
Huffington Post
(AP Photo/Bob Edme) The polls have spoken, and to no surprise, François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy will be battling in the second round of France'spresidential election. Winning 28.63 percent of votes, the Socialist candidate, Hollande, ...
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Fringes cast shadow over French prez election
Albany Times Union
GREG KELLER, AP An electoral poster of French President and candidate for the 2012 presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy is displayed next to a poster of French far-right leader and National Front Party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections ...
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Re-election: Mission impossible for Sarkozy?
CNN
Ten years ago, a 28% abstention level was blamed for the surprising result of extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen who managed to scrape through to the second round of the elections, shocking France and the world. On Sunday, the mood at Nicolas ...
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Francois Hollande enjoys upper hand in French elections
Boston Herald
By AP PARIS — Francois Hollande charged back into campaign mode Monday with momentum on his side to capture France's presidency, after the Socialist won the most votes in the first round of voting that put him into a runoff with conservative incumbent ...
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French election gag sparks fun and fury on web
Reuters
... France tried but failed to stop premature leaks of first round presidentialelection results on Sunday, setting the web-warped world of Twitter alight with jibes, jokes and cryptic messages recalling coded World War Two radio communications.
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A Vote for France
Huffington Post
The French have cast their votes, and the two major-party candidates will advance to the next round. The participation rate, around 80 percent, shocked all of the pollsters who were betting on abstention. But the French were aware of what this election ...
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Turnout solid in French presidential election
BusinessWeek
By JAMEY KEATEN Center-right French President Nicolas Sarkozy's career was on the line on 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 landscape and ...
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Poll: France's Sarkozy seen losing 2012 election
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Socialist candidate Francois Hollande came out ahead in the first round of France's presidential election on April 22 and will face runner-up President Nicolas Sarkozy in the deciding round on May 6. After scoring 28.63 percent to ...
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French left and right agree
MarketWatch
By Darrell Delamaide WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The big surprise of the first round of the French presidential election on Sunday was the strong showing of the far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen, even though her third-place finish did ...
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France's far right eyes parliament
Reuters
By John Irish | PARIS (Reuters) - In setting a record score for the far right in Sunday's French presidential election, Marine Le Pen has set the stage for her National Front to try and break into parliament at a legislative election in June.
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France Elections 2012: Hollande, Sarkozy Resume Campaigning
By The Huffington Post News Editors
PARIS — Socialist Francois Hollande and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy go head-to-head in France's presidential runoff, but a third figure looms large in the campaign: the leader of the nation's far-right National Front. Nearly one in fiveFrench ...
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France Election Results 2012: Hollande, Sarkozy Advance To ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
By Catherine Bremer and Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France's presidential race wide open on Sunday by scoring nearly 20 percent in the first round - votes that may determine the runoff ...
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By Cardigan
France election: Francois Hollande 'wins first round' · Home - by Cardigan - April 23, ... French Socialist Francois Hollande has won most votes in the first round of the country's presidential election, estimates show. They suggest he got more ...
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French elections bring down the markets — RT
By RT
European markets crashed on Monday as Socialist candidate Francois Hollande beat President Nicolais Sarkozy in the first round of the Frenchpresidential election. A breakdown in Dutch government coalition also led the indices down.
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France election 2012: one in five vote for Marine Le Pen as Nicolas ...
By The Telegraph
Marine Le Pen secured the highest score for the far-Right in Frenchpresidential election history on Sunday, in a third-place finish that will present a major challenge to the two mainstrea...
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Eurozone in crisis: live coverage | The World | International affairs ...
By Tom Burgis
Today the live blog comes from Paris, as France digests a surge of far right support in the presidential election, but we'll also be updating you on news from around Europe. All times Paris time. By Tom Burgis in Paris and Esther Bintliff in ...
The World
Georges Ugeux: French Presidential Elections: What's Next?
By Georges Ugeux
The results of the primaries of the French presidential elections are not a huge surprise as the two expected candidates will be present in the second round, and the socialist candidate, Francois Hollande, is likely to be the next President of the ...
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
The French Election: What You Need to Know | UN Dispatch
By Penelope Chester
President Nicolas Sarkozy comes in second after the first round of the presidential election in France. Read more.
UN Dispatch
XE.com - French election gag sparks fun and fury on web
France's endeavours to prevent premature leaks of Sunday's first round presidential election results set the web-warped world of Twitter alight with jibes, jokes and cryptic messages recalling coded World War Two radio communications.
XE Forex News
Hollande, Sarkozy heading for runoff in France presidential vote ...
By Mark Porubcansky
Socialist Francois Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy will advance to a runoff in France's presidential election after an initial round of balloting Sunday.
World Now
BBC News - France election: Francois Hollande 'wins first round'
Socialist Francois Hollande wins the first round of France's presidential poll, estimates say, setting up a run-off with incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy who came...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17806398
France Election Results 2012: Hollande, Sarkozy Advance To ...
By Catherine Bremer and Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France's presidential race wide open on Sunday by ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../france-election-results-2012_n_1...
French presidential election: first round - Sunday 22 April | World ...
Socialist candidate François Hollande comes out ahead of Nicolas Sarkozy inFrance as far right makes big gains.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../french-elections-2012-france
France election 2012: one in five vote for Marine Le Pen as Nicolas ...
Marine Le Pen secured the highest score for the far-Right in Frenchpresidential election history on Sunday, in a third-place finish that will present a major ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../France-election-2012-one-in-five-vot...
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...
Voting under way in French elections - CNN
Francois Hollande declared victory Sunday in the first round of France'spresidential election, setting up a runoff with incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/europe/france.../index.html
French election gag sparks fun and fury on web | Reuters
PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - France's endeavours to preventpremature leaks of Sunday's first round presidential electionresults set the web-warped world of ...
www.reuters.com/.../france-election-twitter-idUSL5E8FM0582...
France election 2012: how the presidential poll works - Telegraph
France's presidential elections take place every five years and have two rounds unless one candidate wins an outright majority in round one.
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French election turnout higher than expected - Telegraph
Turnout for the French election was expected to hit 80 per cent, belying fears that a low-key campaign would be capped by mass abstentions.
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French Media Question Election Reporting Rules - NYTimes.com
Officials plan to enforce rules banning the publishing of any early results until all polling places close, but in an age of online media, some expressed irritation at...
www.nytimes.com/.../french-media-question-election-reportin.

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