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Sat 03 Mar 2010Sarkozy's UMP braced for defeat in second-round poll
FRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative UMP is braced for a heavy defeat in the second round of regional elections tomorrow – the last electoral test before the presidential poll in 2012.
In the first round last week, the UMP won 26.2 per cent of the national vote, its lowest score on record. The opposition Socialist party became the most popular, with 29.4 per cent.
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