Sunday, April 22, 2007

In France began presidential election


In France today are presidential elections. Polling stations opened at 8:00 am local time. The French overseas territories began voting started yesterday. Residents of French Guiana, the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, French Polynesia, only about one million people chose President on April 21. According to opinion polls, the leaders of the electoral race are representative of the ruling Union for Popular Movement, a former head of the Interior Ministry Nicolas Sarkozy, candidate of the opposition Socialist Party Segolen Royal, the leader of the far right National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen and Centrist leader Francois Bayru. Total for the presidency will be fought 12 candidates. While the first round of elections did not identify the winner, the second will be held on May 6.

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