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 talk of a sales tax hike appeared to cost them votes.
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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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PARIS, June 10 -- French voters reinforced President Nicolas Sarkozy's mandate for major reform of the nation's moribund economy and government, giving his ruling party and its allies an estimated 46 percent of the vote in Sunday's first round of parliamentary elections, according to nearly complete...
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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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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 won a  solid majority for political and economic reforms in  parliamentary polls on Monday, but the defeat of a top minister  in a late Socialist surge soured the right&#39;s celebrations.
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French voters went back to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections expected to give conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy an overwhelming mandate for ambitious reforms aimed at modernizing France.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced into a cabinet rethink on Monday after losing a senior minister in a parliamentary election that gave him an unexpectedly small majority, but his reforms remained on track.
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LE HAVRE, France  - French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on French voters on Tuesday to back him again in next month's parliamentary elections so he can push through the sweeping economic reforms he has promised.
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PARIS, June 17 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party won a majority in parliamentary runoff elections Sunday, but Socialists -- contrary to all poll predictions -- gained more seats than they had held in the previous assembly, foreshadowing tough battles ahead for the new government's...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy met his prime minister on Monday after securing an unexpectedly small parliamentary majority and losing a senior minister -- setbacks that nonetheless left his reform program on track.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced into a cabinet rethink on Monday after losing a senior minister in parliamentary polls that gave him an unexpectedly small majority, but his reforms remained on track.
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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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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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French voters are electing a new parliament, with President Sarkozy's UMP party expected to make gains.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy looked set to gain a resounding mandate for his programme of reforms Monday, after round one of legislative elections delivered a large majority for his right-wing political party.
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France votes in the first round of  parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Nicolas  Sarkozy&#39;s party expected to strengthen its hold on power,  clearing the way for him to push ahead with reforms.