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Mon 03 Mar 2010Socialists take lead in French regional elections
FRENCH VOTERS dealt president Nicolas Sarkozy a sharp rebuke yesterday when the opposition Socialist Party took the lead over the ruling UMP in the first round of regional elections, exit polls suggested.
The Socialists won 30 per cent of votes, pushing the UMP into second place with 26.7 per cent.
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