Sarkozy poised for landslide parliamentary win
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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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Voting began in the first round of France's legislative election on Sunday with President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP party expected to strengthen its hold on power.
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Foreign Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says he will stand for the leadership of France's main governing party.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy won a solid parliamentary majority for political and economic reforms on Monday but voters soured the right's celebrations by not giving a forecast landslide and rejecting a top minister.
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PARIS -- Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed yesterday that he will run for president next spring and will quit the government if his ruling center-right party backs his candidacy at a Jan. 14 meeting. Sarkozy could face Socialist Segolene Royal, who is seeking to become the first woman to lead France. But a recent surge by veteran far-right leader Jean-Marie ...
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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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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right party crushed the Socialists in the first round of parliamentary elections but still faces major reform hurdles, despite the likely weakness of the opposition.
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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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PARIS -- By tomorrow, President Nicolas Sarkozy will probably 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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France's battered Socialists, facing a crushing election loss in parliament, called on voters on Monday to prevent a landslide victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week's second round ballot.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy will seek to bolster his mandate for pervasive reforms to energize France's sluggish economy in legislative elections starting Sunday.
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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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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is due to be made head of President Chirac's governing party.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, France's interior minister, formally announced his bid to represent his centre-right party in presidential elections next year, in an interview.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, &quot;Sarko&quot; to his most ardent fans, was yesterday elected with 85.1% of votes to become the leader of the the French political party the UMP; the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire.
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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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Popular former French finance and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has taken over the leadership of his country&#39;s conservative ruling party in a move that could change the face of French politics.