Today is the first round presidential election in France. As voters head for the polls, incumbent Nicolas Sarcozy is badly trailing his rival Francois Hollande. It is likely that Sarkozy will live to fight one more day, since he is expected to poll second behind his rival to continue on to the runoff election next month. But the consensus among the French is that Hollande will emerge as president.
The strength of Hollande's lead is rather surprising given that along with Germany, France
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