Sarkozy's poll win tempered by left's revival
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's allies won a large majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday but fell short of the predicted landslide after a row over a sales tax hike appeared to cost them votes.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen is shaking up France's election season, thanks to some surprising new supporters
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Nicolas Sarkozy and his new flame Carla Bruni have transfixed the world's gossip press for weeks, but the jet-setting romance seems to have backfired among French voters worried their president is taking his eye off the job.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy, aiming to push through his reform-driven renaissance of a morose France, looked set to win a powerful majority as the French voted in Sunday's runoff elections for parliament.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right allies were headed for a parliamentary landslide after a first round legislative election on Sunday, bolstering his chances of implementing wide-ranging reforms.
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Nicolas Sarkozy is the right wing's only hope for retaining power in next year's French presidential election. The problem is, the incumbent simply doesn't like him
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President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s right-wing party won a solid majority to launch his programme of reforms in France&#39;s legislative election Sunday, but failed to secure a widely predicted landslide.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's approval rating has slid to its lowest point in his nine months in office, a poll commissioned by l'Express magazine showed on Tuesday, prompting the weekly to speak of a "toboggan effect".
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Right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy was set to score a crushing victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, despite a row over his plans for tax hikes that appeared to have rallied the left.
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Conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to bolster his parliamentary support on Sunday in an election that is crucial for his wide-ranging reform plans.
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Campaigning drew to a close Friday for the first round of French parliamentary elections, in which right-wing President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to win a resounding majority for his ambitious programme of reforms.
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The risk of abstention looms large in Sunday's parliamentary election, with many French voters saying President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives will win regardless of their vote.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s political opponents struggled on Tuesday to energize their campaign and prevent the French leader&#39;s rightwing party from winning a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.
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France is set to elect a new National Assembly, with a big win predicted for President Nicolas Sarkozy's party.
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French conservatives were headed for a  parliamentary landslide after a first round legislative  election on Sunday, bolstering President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s  plans to implement wide-ranging reforms.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party vows to press ahead with reforms despite losing seats in parliament.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s right wing party won a clear majority to carry through his reform programme in France&#39;s legislative election Sunday but failed to get a widely predicted landslide.