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France gears up for presidential runoff

Périgueux : France | May 05, 2012 at 6:23 AM PDT
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In the first round of voting, nearly a fifth of voters backed far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen -- who wants to limit the number of immigrants entering France -- leading both candidates to reach out to her supporters. In his final address Friday in Paris, Sarkozy, of the center-right UMP party,... FULL ARTICLE AT CNN
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France's incumbent president and candidate for the 2012 presidential election, Nicolas Sarkozy
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