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1/9/12

France: - Sarkozy narrows gap with Hollande in presidential race

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is closing in on his main rival in this year's presidential election, with an opinion poll published Sunday showing the incumbent trailing Socialist candidate Francois Hollande by just two points.

A little over three months before the election, Sarkozy had the support of 26 per cent of French people, according to the survey carried out by Ifop pollsters that was published in Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper. Hollande had 28 per cent.

The leader of the far-right National Front, Marine le Pen, was running in third place with 19 points. The poll surveyed 1,163 voters

For more: Sarkozy narrows gap with Hollande in race for French president - Monsters and Critics

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