Sarkozy Courts Centrist Voters at Paris Rally

by Jordan Yerman | April 29, 2007 at 12:43 pm

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Right-leaning presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy is going after Francois Bayrou's supporters to shore up his slight lead over left-leaning Segolene Royal.
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French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has held a rally in Paris before thousands of supporters.

He called on those who had backed the defeated centrist candidate, Francois Bayrou, to join him.

Both Mr Sarkozy and his socialist challenger, Segolene Royal, have been battling to win over the voters from the political centre ground.

A week before the decisive round of voting the opinion polls have shown a slight lead for Mr Sarkozy.

After several days dominated by events surrounding Segolene Royal's televised debate with Francois Bayrou, this was Nicolas Sarkozy's chance to regain centre stage.