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French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a last-ditch appeal to far-right voters on Thursday, saying they could be decisive in Sunday's election runoff.

Or do you think it's turned out that Hollande actually is an unusually strong Socialist candidate?

François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician who served as President of France from to Before his presidency, he was First.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a last-ditch appeal to far-right voters on Thursday after failing to land a knockout blow in a heated televised debate.

Or do you think it's turned out that Hollande actually is an unusually strong Socialist candidate?...

François Hollande

President of France from to

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François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (French:[fʁɑ̃swaʒeʁaʁʒɔʁʒ(ə)nikɔlaɔlɑ̃d]^ⓘ; born 12 August ) is a French politician who served as President of France from to Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from to , Mayor of Tulle from to , as well as President of the General Council of Corrèze from to He also has also held the 1st constituency of Corrèze seat in the National Assembly three times, first from to , then from to , and from onwards.

Born in Rouen and raised in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hollande began his political career as a special advisor to newly elected President François Mitterrand before serving as a staffer for Max Gallo the government's spokesman. He became a member of the National Assembly in and was elected First Secretary of the PS in Following the regional elections won by the PS, Hollande was