Nicolas Sarkozy or Segolene Royal? · 2007-04-23 11:37
Centre-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy will face Socialist Segolene Royal in the run-off of France’s presidential election on 6 May.
In Sunday’s first round Mr Sarkozy had 31%, Ms Royal got nearly 26%.
Voting reached near-record levels, with turnout put at almost 85% – the highest for nearly 50 years.
Addressing a cheering crowd at his election headquarters, Mr Sarkozy said France had chosen to have a real debate between two different types of politics, the BBC reported.
“The debate should be a real debate of ideas,” he said.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Nicolas Sarkozy – 31.1%
Segolene Royal – 25.8%
Francois Bayrou – 18.6%
Jean-Marie Le Pen – 10.5%
Source: French Interior Ministry at 2300 GMT
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