Key French Cities Shift Parties; Setback for Sarkozy?

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 03/17/2008 - 6:52am

French voters have delivered a blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy. In a second round of municipal elections, opposition socialists took the leadership of dozens of French cities away from Sarkozy's Conservative party.

The left says the vote is a repudiation for Sarkozy's failed policies.

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