Victory Seems to Be Assured for Sarkozy

Photo of Sarkozy courtesy of the BBC

BBC: Projections after the first round of France's parliamentary elections suggest President Nicolas Sarkozy's party is heading for a landslide.

Polling firms predicted that Mr Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party would increase its majority in the lower house, the national assembly.

Analysts say a big majority would allow the new president to press ahead with his sweeping economic reforms. Sarkozy party ‘set for landslide’ (more)

Mark Alexander