France's Sarkozy calls on voters to back him again
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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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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third term.
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President Abdoulaye Wade asked Senegal's voters on Friday to re-elect him for a second term, promising to create thousands of jobs to halt the flow of desperate young illegal migrants trying to reach Europe.
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Conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to bolster his parliamentary support on Sunday as voters cast their ballots in a legislative election that is crucial for his wide-ranging reform plans.
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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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French centre-right leader Nicolas Sarkozy wants far right and far left leaders to run in the presidential race.
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The Ivorian leader calls for the French business community to return, saying their "mutual interests" are at stake.
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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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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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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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France&#39;s Socialists, reeling at the  prospect of a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, on  Monday called on voters to prevent a landslide victory for  President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week&#39;s second round ballot.
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The French head back to the polls Sunday in a parliamentary election tipped to give right-wing President Nicolas Sarkozy the majority he needs to push through an ambitious reform programme.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy continued his Washington charm offensive yesterday, telling Congress he stands with the United States in fighting terrorists and backing President Bush's strategy to confront Iran even as he found time to consult with the leading Democratic presidential contender.
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France's President Sarkozy calls for taxes to hit polluters and for French use of pesticides to be halved.
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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 urged  European Union nations on Monday to accept a greater share of  defense spending to cope with escalating global threats.
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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.