France holds parliamentary vote
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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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The risk of abstention looms large in  Sunday&#39;s parliamentary election, with many French voters saying  President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s conservatives will win regardless  of their vote.
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PARIS A resounding vote in favor of the European Union constitution by France&#39;s opposition Socialist Party was welcomed Thursday across a Continent that faces a string of national referendums on the treaty next year.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy's party won a clear parliamentary majority Sunday in elections seen as crucial to his vision for opening up France's economy, although the opposition thwarted a landslide victory by capitalizing on voter fears of giving Sarkozy too much power.
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French Socialists are to campaign for the EU constitution - a move that should avert a ânonâ in a national referendum set for 2005.
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PARIS: &quot;Yes&quot; campaigners claimed a clear victory in a ballot held by France&#39;s main opposition Socialist Party on the EU constitution, a result that boosts the treaty&#39;s prospects for approval by French voters next year.
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France&#39;s opposition Socialist Party voted in favor of the European Union&#39;s new constitution, party leaders said Thursday, boosting the chances of success for a national referendum and drawing jubilant praise from pro-EU forces across the continent.
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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 conservatives looked set to sweep parliamentary elections on Sunday and hand President Nicolas Sarkozy the strong mandate he had sought for the wide-ranging reforms he says are needed to revive the economy.
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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  - In a boost to supporters of the EU&#39;s proposed new constitution, members of France&#39;s opposition Socialists voted &quot;yes&quot; to the plan in a ballot of party members.
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France goes to the polls for the second  time in a just over a month on Sunday when it votes in  parliamentary elections that are expected to seal President  Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s grip 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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France&#39;s Socialist opposition voted to back the European Union constitution, lending support to party leader Francois Hollande and President Jacques Chirac.
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French Polynesians are voting to end a political deadlock after a controversial poll last year.
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PARIS -- Voters resoundingly endorsed President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to overhaul the French economy, giving his party a commanding lead yesterday in the first round of elections for parliament.
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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.