Campaigning ends for French election, Sarkozy set for new victory
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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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Candidates in Sunday's presidential election in Argentina make final bids for votes as campaigning ends.
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is resigning when he meets today with Prime Minister Jean- Pierre Raffarin, freeing him to use his new position as head of the ruling party to prepare for the 2007 presidential elections.
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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's grip on power.
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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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There will be a shift of power on the French right this weekend which could mark the beginning of the end of the Chirac era in French politics.
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PARIS, Nov 29  - Nicolas Sarkozy, an ambitious politician aiming to replace Jacques Chirac as French president, resigned as finance minister Monday to concentrate on his new job leading Chirac&#39;s conservative ruling party.
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Nicolas Sarkozy has resigned as France&#39;s finance and economy minister to concentrate on his new job leading the ruling UMP party of President Jacques Chirac.
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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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Nicolas Sarkozy, France's centre-right interior minister, has formally announced his bid for the French presidency in a 2007 race likely to pit him against Socialist candidate Segolene Royal.Comment
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As strikes hit France, a spokesman announced that President Nicolas Sarkozyâs marriage had come to an end.
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PARIS, Jun 20 (IPS) - In his successful bid to lead the country this past  spring, French President Nicolas Sarkozy made reform of the  country's immigration system a centrepiece of his campaign,  at one point telling a news conference that France was  "exasperated by the dispute about national identity and by  uncontrolled immigration."
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to confirm that he will not stand for re-election when he appears on television on Sunday, marking the end of a political career spanning more than four decades.
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France on Sunday held the deciding round of parliamentary elections expected to give right wing President Nicolas Sarkozy an overwhelming mandate for his ambitious reforms.
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BERLIN/PARIS (from news wires) - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France faced setbacks on two starkly different domestic fronts Thursday: a wave of strikes that swept through France and an official announcement that his 11-year marriage had come to an end. The 24-hour strike halted most trains, subways and buses around the country, which led to the cancellation of and classes at some schools and theatrical performances. Only 46 of the country's 700 high-speed trains were running. Many museums were closed. Workers at the state-owned electric and gas utility companies joined the walkout, leading to a reduction in electricity output. Meanwhile, all across Germany, commuters faced major disruptions for the second time in a week as train drivers began a new strike early on Thursday to support pay demands.
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Conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to bolster his parliamentary support on Sunday in an election that is crucial for his wide-ranging reform plans.
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French President Jacques Chirac announced Sunday that he will not stand for a new term in the presidential elections next month.Comment