Backgrounder: French presidential elections
Backgrounder: A list of candidates in French presidential
elections
Backgrounder:
Nicolas Sarkozy, frontrunner in French presidential
elections
Backgrounder:
Segolene Royal -- strong woman contender
Backgrounder:
Francois Bayrou, threat to "Sarko-Sego" scenario
PARIS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Conservative Nicolas
Sarkozy will defeat Socialist Segolene Royal in the second round of the French
presidential election, according to a poll published Sunday.
If the run-off were to be held now, Sarkozy would
laugh to the Elysee with 54 percent of the vote against 46 percent for Royal,
according to an IPSOS poll conducted shortly after the unofficial results of the
first round were known.
A total of 1,089 people were surveyed through
telephone, said IPSOS.
Eighty-eight percent of the respondents said they
were already decided on their choice in the second round.
Sarkozy and Royal entered the decisive second round
after winning around 30 percent and 25 percent of the vote respectively.
Related:
Voter turnout in French presidential
poll estimated to be record high
PARIS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Voter turnout in the first round of
France's presidential election may well be a new record high, pollsters
estimated on Sunday.
As many as 86.5 percent of the voters have already cast their
ballots by 6:35 p.m. (1735 GMT) on Sunday, according to estimates of TNS
SOFRES. Full story
Presidential poll starts in French
overseas territories
PARIS, April 21, (Xinhua) -- Voting started in France's
overseas territories on Saturday for the first round of the presidential
elections which are expected to be tied. Full story
French presidential candidates wind up
campaigning
PARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- France's presidential
candidates wound up their campaigning on Friday, without the least clue of the
results of Sunday's vote. All campaigning and media coverage have to stop at
midnight Friday, allowing voters to reflect on their choice before the polls
open on Sunday morning. Full story
Poll: French UMP candidate Sarkozy to
win 2nd round
PARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Union for a Popular
Movement (UMP)'s candidate Nicolas Sarkozy could emerge victorious in the second
round of the French presidential elections by garnering 53.5 percent of the
votes cast, against the socialist candidate Segolene Royal who is credited with
46.5 percent, according to a poll released by Ipsos/Dell survey Institute and
published on Friday by the French weekly Le Point. Full story
44.5 mln French voters expected to
vote in presidential elections
PARIS, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Some 44.5 million French are
expected to vote in the presidential elections to take place on April 22,
compared with 41.2 million in 2002 presidential elections, local media reported
on Tuesday. Full story
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