Poll tips first-round defeat for Sarkozy

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Series Details 9.3.11
Publication Date 09/03/2011
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For the second time in two days, an online poll found in March 2011 that far-right candidate Marine Le Pen would ease into the second round of French presidential elections if the vote were held now, while incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy would exit in the first round.

President Sarkozy subsequently threatened members of his ruling centre-right party with expulsion if they sought alliances with the far-right National Front for local elections in March 2011.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.france24.com/en/20110308-France-poll-tips-first-round-exit-sarkozy-presidential-election
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Wikipedia: French presidential election, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_presidential_election,_2012

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