French parliamentary vote looks to right
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Come Monday, President Nicolas Sarkozy will likely be one of Europe's most powerful leaders. With the government, parliament and top state bodies under his conservative camp's control, he should face little political resistance as he seeks to reshape France.
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Conservatives are expected to win a commanding majority in legislative elections, giving the new President a free hand to transform France
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Voting began on Saturday in some overseas  French territories in the final round of parliamentary  elections expected to give conservative President Nicolas  Sarkozy a big majority for his reform plans.
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The first round of voting in France's legislative elections has put the new president's party firmly on the road to controlling Parliament.
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France's Socialists want an alliance with centrists to prevent a crushing poll victory for the ruling UMP.
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If front-runners Nicolas Sarkozy or Segolene Royal stumble in their race for the French presidency &#151; and that's a very big "if" &#151; then a centrist rising slowly but surely in opinion polls is ready to pounce.
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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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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party vows to press ahead with reforms despite losing seats in parliament.
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New French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to secure a big majority in parliament next month, according to a poll for the Paris Match magazine released on Wednesday.
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Nicolas Sarkozy has been inaugurated as president of France. Will he lead the country in the right direction?
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The French are heading back to the polls for parliamentary elections Sunday, less than a month after electing a new president.
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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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Campaigning drew to a close Saturday for the second round of France&#39;s parliamentary election, which is expected to deliver an overwhelming majority for President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ambitious programme of reform.
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For the first time in nearly three decades, French voters look set to return the outgoing majority to power in parliamentary elections, giving President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives a commanding lead in the first round.
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New French President Nicolas Sarkozy is  set to secure a big majority in parliament next month,  according to a poll for the Paris Match magazine released on  Wednesday.
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France's governing centre-right party, the UMP, holds its end-of-summer gathering in Marseille this weekend.
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SUPPORTERS of the European constitution won a significant victory in France last night when the countryâs Socialist Party voted to approve the document in an internal ballot.