David
03-15-2010, 05:54 AM
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Sarkozy is defeated in regional elections
Sarkozy is defeated in regional elections
According to AP, France's Socialist-led left defeated Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in the first round of regional elections Sunday, in a new blow to the increasingly unpopular president. Sarkozy's conservative UMP party and others on the right have 39.6 percent. The far right National Front did better than pollsters predicted and had the possibility of coming in third nationwide, with 11.7 percent, closely followed by green-minded party Europe Ecologie with 11 percent, according to the ministry.
Many voters blame Sarkozy and the governing conservatives for failing to protect jobs amid France's worst economic downturn since World War II, and for not keeping their promise to make the country prosper in the face of growing global competition.
Sarkozy is defeated in regional elections
Sarkozy is defeated in regional elections
According to AP, France's Socialist-led left defeated Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in the first round of regional elections Sunday, in a new blow to the increasingly unpopular president. Sarkozy's conservative UMP party and others on the right have 39.6 percent. The far right National Front did better than pollsters predicted and had the possibility of coming in third nationwide, with 11.7 percent, closely followed by green-minded party Europe Ecologie with 11 percent, according to the ministry.
Many voters blame Sarkozy and the governing conservatives for failing to protect jobs amid France's worst economic downturn since World War II, and for not keeping their promise to make the country prosper in the face of growing global competition.