French local elections

from France 24 - International News

French voters went to the polls on March 9 in the first round of local elections. The Socialist Party emerged victorious, while President Sarkozy's UMP Party lost support. The final round of voting takes place on March 16.

On March 9 the French voted in the first round of municipal elections, choosing local councillors and mayors in the country's 36,783 municipalities - from the tiniest village to big cities. Since 2001, nationals of the other 26 EU member states can also take part in this election.

Exit polls showed the opposition Socialists well-placed to score big gains over Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), in next Sunday's decisive second round of a vote cast as a referendum on his presidency.

Nationwide, left-wing parties took some 47.5 percent of the vote, well ahead of the UMP and its allies on 40 percent, according to a CSA survey. Turnout was high, estimated at close to 70 percent.

The final round of voting takes place on March 16.

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http://www.france24.com/en/20080214-elections-municipal-local-march-2008-paris-Delanoe-Panafieu

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