French UMP Party presidential candidate
Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech at a campaign rally in Paris April 29,
2007. (Xinhua Photo)
PARIS,
April 30 (Xinhua) -- Nicolas Sarkozy, candidate
of the ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party, will win the second
round of French presidential elections set for May 6, with 52 percent of
all the valid votes cast, according to an opinion poll published on Monday.
According to the results of the poll which was conducted
by LH2 for 20 minutes, RMC and BFM television stations, Segolene Royal,
candidate of the Socialist Party will garner 48 percent of all the votes cast
during this round.
The opinion poll was conducted on Friday and
Saturday, just before and after the broadcasted debate between Royal and
centrist candidate Francois Bayrou who obtained 18.8 percent of all the votes
cast during the first round.
About 80 percent of the respondents said that they
were sure of their final choice, 12 percent preferred one candidate but could
change opinion, while eight percent were still hesitant.
On the night of the first round, LH2 conducted an opinion
poll for 20 minutes, RMC and BFM television stations showing that 54
percent of the voters preferred Sarkozy against 46 percent for Royal.
Around 40 percent of Bayrou supporters are still not
sure who to vote for during the second round of the elections.
PARIS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Francois Bayrou,
candidate of the Union for French Democracy (UDF) during the first round of
French presidential elections, said he refused to endorse any candidate for the
run-off during a press conference held Wednesday.
Bayrou obtained around 18.6 percent of the valid
votes cast during the first round which was held on April 22. Full story
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