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APRIL 22 SET AS FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DATE
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 11, 2011 - 19:22 AMT
The French government announced its 2012 presidential election dates
on Wednesday, May 11 with the first round election set to take place
on 22 April and the second run-off on 6 May.
A two-round parliamentary election for the lower house National
Assembly will follow on 10 and 17 June, government spokesman Francois
Baroin told reporters in Paris.
Centre-right President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to stand for
re-election for a second five-year term and is likely to face strong
challenges from the Socialist Party on the left and the National
Front on the far right.
Polls show that Sarkozy could be beaten by any of the likely main
candidates for the Socialist Party's nomination and could even be
knocked out in the first round if the National Front's Marine Le Pen
swipes second place.
While the Socialists have yet to pick their candidate, opinion polls
suggest International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn
would be their strongest choice, RFI reported.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 11, 2011 - 19:22 AMT
The French government announced its 2012 presidential election dates
on Wednesday, May 11 with the first round election set to take place
on 22 April and the second run-off on 6 May.
A two-round parliamentary election for the lower house National
Assembly will follow on 10 and 17 June, government spokesman Francois
Baroin told reporters in Paris.
Centre-right President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to stand for
re-election for a second five-year term and is likely to face strong
challenges from the Socialist Party on the left and the National
Front on the far right.
Polls show that Sarkozy could be beaten by any of the likely main
candidates for the Socialist Party's nomination and could even be
knocked out in the first round if the National Front's Marine Le Pen
swipes second place.
While the Socialists have yet to pick their candidate, opinion polls
suggest International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn
would be their strongest choice, RFI reported.
From: Baghdasarian