Sarkozy secures mandate for reform

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party says it will press ahead with wide-ranging reforms, after winning a majority in parliamentary elections, June 2007.

BBC News, 18.5.07: Sarkozy party wins in French poll http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6760599.stm

IFES: Election Guide: France http://www.electionguide.org/country.php?ID=75

Wikipedia: French legislative election, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_legislative_election,_2007

BBC News, 18.6.07: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6762679.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6762679.stm

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