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Presidential Election: Sarkozy and Hollande in pole position

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There are now only a few days left before we will know the verdict of the first round of France's presidential election. So who is likely to win the most votes in this first round, and in the run-off two weeks later?

POLITICS
By FRANCE 24

On the set:

  • Christopher Dickey, Paris Bureau Chief, Newsweek;
  • Denis Demonpion, Senior Writer, Le Nouvel Observateur Magazine;
  • Bruno Jeanbart, Director of Polling, OpinionWay.
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