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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Lyon

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Sarkozy's Party Suffers Defeat
at Local Polls

Voters steamed over economy, president's marital drama

Mar 16, 08 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - French voters dealt Nicolas Sarkozy another blow today in the second round of local balloting. The maverick president's right-wing UMP party lost mayorships in Strasbourg and Reims to opposition socialists, who also gained Toulouse and held on to power bases in Paris and Lyon, the BBC reports. UMP retained control... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Paris • Carla Bruni • Marseille • French elections • Lyon • Toulouse • Strasbourg • Caen

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