FRENCH REGIONAL ELECTIONS: Sarkozy’s party faces stern test in second round of regional polls

France’s ruling UMP party faces a heavy defeat in the second round of regional elections Sunday, the last electoral test ahead of a 2012 presidential poll. At 5pm, turnout had reached 43.47%, up slightly from last week’s first round. Read More

FRENCH REGIONAL ELECTIONS: Left-leaning parties form alliance to keep lead in second round

Ahead of a March 21 runoff vote, France’s Socialists allied with the Greens and other left leaning parties in a deal struck Tuesday following the Socialists’ first-place showing in round one of regional elections. Read More

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