Sarkozy wins the French elections for presidency

With 53% of the votes Sarkozy won the elections. France had decided to give their mandate for the next five years to the Conservative Party. France has called for a change, hopefully it will turn out to be a positive one.

French Elections

François Bayrou advises to vote for Ségolène Royal of the Socialists Party. Although he did not say specifically who he will vote for, François Bayrou (candidate Centre Party), mentioned in an interview with French newspaper "Le Monde" last Thursday that he will certainly not vote for Nicholas Sarkozy in the second election round on May 6. Bayrou received 18.6% of the votes in last month's first round and came in third. After last Wednesday's TV debate between Sarkozy and Royal, Bayrou mentioned to "Le Monde" that "voting for Sarkozy would only make the ruptures in French society bigger and turn the situation from bad to worse. Voting for him would only unleash violence ". According to a poll published by the conservative French morning daily newspaper "Le Figaro" on Thursday, Sarkozy won the TV debate: 53% found Sarkozy convincing against 31% for Royal. Source: ANP

Socialist Royal warns right-wing Sarkozy a "dangerous choice"

The campaign is over! Friday May 4 was the final day of campaigning before this Sunday's vote. The two candidates for the French presidency, Ségolène Royal and Nicholas Sarkozy, are not allowed anymore to do any campaigning to win over voters who did not support them in the first election round.