Polls show France faces a cliffhanger vote for presidency

FRANCE’S presidential candidates made their final pushes for votes as polls yesterday pointed to a cliffhanger among the top four hopefuls, led by conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal.

Polls show France faces a cliffhanger vote for presidency

Royal took heart from polls showing that millions of voters have not firmly decided whom they will back in Sunday’s first-round vote that will whittle down the field from 12 total candidates to two for a decisive May 6 runoff.

“Everything is open,” Royal told RTL radio. Polls “indicate that there are still 17 million voters who haven’t decided yet.”

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