Sarkozy fails to down Hollande in French vote duel
cheap Canada Goose PARIS (Reuters) French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande clashed repeatedly in their only television debate but the conservative incumbent failed to land a knockout blow to shake his challenger canada goose clearance sale lead for Sunday runoff.
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Hollande, ahead in opinion polls by six to 10 points, seemed calm and unflappable during the nearly three hour debate on Wednesday while Sarkozy, struggling to catch up with the moderate social democrat, was often agitated and tense.
Political commentators said the confrontation was no game changer and probably only reinforced voters opinions of their two champions in a contest that has been as much about style and personality as substance.
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French television commentators concluded that Sarkozy had performed a boxer and Hollande a judo fighter using touches of wit and interjections to unbalance his adversary.
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A two way combo shows the names of the presidential candidates on the eve of the televised debate for the 2012 French presidential election campaign at television studios in La Plaine Saint Denis near Paris, on the eve of the televised debate for the 2012 French presidential election campaign between Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s President and UMP party candidate for his re election, and Francois Hollande, the Socialist party candidate, May 1, 2012. REUTERS/Franck Fife/Pool
Sarkozy, Canada Goose sale being punished for rife unemployment and a brash manner, is the most unpopular president to run for re election. He was Canada Goose Outlet the first in recent history to buy canada goose jacket cheap lose a first round vote, with Hollande benefitting from the anti incumbent sentiment that has swept 11 euro zone leaders from office since 2009.
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Sarkozy suffered a setback on Tuesday when far right leader Marine Le Pen whose 17.9 percent score was the surprise of the first round refused to endorse him. She vowed at a Paris rally to cast a blank vote canada goose coats on sale and told her supporters to make their own canadian goose jacket choice, focusing most of her attacks on Sarkozy.
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