Latest update: 16/03/2010 

- French politics - French regional elections 2010 - Socialist Party (France) - UMP


French regional elections: victory for the left?

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The verdict is in for the first round of the French regional elections. Today, the opposition socialists have a broad smile on their face after scoring around 30% and beating the ruling conservative UMP party. But the right counters that reading too much into this election is a mistake, since it is a local poll and one which was marked by a record abstention rate, at 53.65%.


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The poll result indicative of the Sunday one?

by Anonyme - 16/03/2010 - 21:43

"Some of the results we see the first round may not be indicative of what we might see next sunday."
See more perspectives here:
http://www.newsy.com/videos/french-president-largely-snubbed-at-polls

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