FRANCE: PM Fillon and Sarkozy to meet for talks after UMP defeat at polls
French Prime Minister François Fillon (pictured) and President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet for talks Monday after their UMP party’s decisive defeat in regional polls. Sarkozy is expected to reshuffle his cabinet amid pressure for a shift in direction. Read More
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
Sarkozy reels from poll pounding
We expected Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP party to take a pasting in the regional government elections. Few expected the punishment to be as bad as it was in yesterday’s first of the two voting rounds. The Socialist opposition rose from the… Read More