Royal wins French Socialists' nomination - Houston Chronicle

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press Writer 2006 The Associated Press TOOLS Email Get section feed Print Subscribe NOW PARIS — Segolene Royal got a running start Thursday to her campaign to become France's first female president, decisively beating two rivals to wrap up the nomination for the main opposition Socialist Party in a single round of voting. The win, which party officials announced with about 40 percent of votes counted, spared Royal a second round against her two rivals from the ...