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PARIS-French voters took to the polls Sunday to select their next president, in a closely watched election that could influence the euro zone's response to its protracted sovereign-debt crisis, after a campaign overshadowed by the outcry of an extremist vote in the first round.
Sunday's vote in the euro-zone's second-largest economy pits center-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy against Socialist challenger François Hollande with opinion polls giving the advantage to Mr. Hollande. The election in France coincides with general elections in Greece, the country at the heart of the currency bloc's woes.
Mr. Sarkozy was elected five years ago on a pledge ...
PARIS-French voters took to the polls Sunday to select their next president, in a closely watched election that could influence the euro zone's response to its protracted sovereign-debt crisis, after a campaign overshadowed by the outcry of an extremist vote in the first round.
Sunday's vote in the euro-zone's second-largest economy pits center-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy against Socialist challenger François Hollande with opinion polls giving the advantage to Mr. Hollande. The election in France coincides with general elections in Greece, the country at the heart of the currency bloc's woes.
Mr. Sarkozy was elected five years ago on a pledge ...
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