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2007 French Presidential Elections

An overview of French Presideantial Elections 2007

Far-Right National Front performs well in French regional elections, Telegraph (2010)

While President Sarkozy's right-wing UMP scored worse than expected 26.18% , the opposition socialists won the first round of regional elections with 29.48% of vote. The biggest surprise of the elections was however the re-emergence of the far right National Front (FN), which received almost 12% of the national vote and is in the running in 12 out of 22 mainland regions.

France: Sarkozy blamed for resurgence of far-right party, National Post (2010)

French Elections; 'National identity' debate fuels FN, opponents say. Nicolas Sarkozy's controversial "national identity" debate was blamed yesterday for helping the far right to reestablish itself in French elections.

France: Sarkozy's party loses regional election, BBC News (2010)

President Sarkozy's UMP party has suffered a defeat in the second round of regional elections, getting only 35% of votes, while the socialist led opposition won 52% of the ballots. As a result, UMP will control only one of the 22 regions.

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France: Nicolas Sarkozy in pre-election campaign drive, Reuters (2011)

This article reports on the first steps of President Sarkozy's re-election bid in France. In the past couple of weeks, the President has been trying to rebuild public support in TV interviews and tours in the countryside. Elections are scheduled for April 2012.

France vote bolsters Le Pen's far-right National Front, BBC news (2011)

The French local elections have been a success for the country's far-right party National Front.

France: Voters reject Sarkozy party in French local elections, ABS CBN News (2011)

The article dicsusses French local elections held on Sunday 27 March. The far-right party and the socialists gained votes whereas support for President Sarkozy's party UMP decreased.

France: Martine Aubry spurred by Socialist poll victory, BBC news (2011)

The article describes the results of French local elections. The Socialists got 36 per cent of the votes which underpins suggestions of Socialist leader Ms. Aubry's possible presidential ambitions. France will hold presidential elections in 2012.

France sets date for presidential elections, CNN (2011)

"French voters will go to the polls next April to elect a president, the country's Council of Ministers said Wednesday. If no one wins a majority in the first round on April 22, the top two finishers will go to a run-off on May 6, 2012. President Nicolas Sarkozy is eligible to run for re-election."

France: Sarkozy Set to Run for Re-election, Wall Street Journal (2011)

The article reports President Nicolas Sarkozy's intent to run in the next presidential election. It also touches on some of the important issues the election will revolve around.

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France: Strauss-Kahn sex case throws open election race, Reuters (2011)

The chief of the International Monetary Fund and the person hitherto considered most likely to run again Nicolas Sarkozy in the next French national election has been caught in a criminal scandal the likes of which promise to jeopardize his candidacy potential. The article describes the event as well as touches on several opinions about how this will all affect the future presidential race.

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France holds round one of Presidential Election, VoA (2012)

This news article says millions of French are voting in presidential elections, which are expected to see incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy lose his seat after just one term. An estimated 28 percent of France's 44-million eligible voters had placed ballots within the first four hours of the polls opening.

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France election: Hollande gets powerful mandate, BBC News (2012)

France's Socialist Party wins more than 300 seats, an absolute majority, in the lower house of parliament.

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