French voters Sunday for Prez runoff

French voters are soon to cast their ballots in Sunday's presidential runoff between incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist front-runner Francois Hollande.The first round of voting last month, the opposition leader, Hollande, won a lead over Sarkozy.The main focus of the election has been measures taken to deal with the continuing credit worries in Europe.

Sarkozy has emphasized his achievements in working with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to draw up an EU treaty designed to tighten fiscal discipline among EU members.Hollande has criticized the austerity measures included in the EU treaty saying they could further slow down the bloc's economy.

The Socialist leader promised in his election pledges to renegotiate with other EU members to add measures to the treaty that encourage economic growth.Hollande kept a lead over Sarkozy throughout the campaigning that ended on Friday. About 53 percent of people in the latest opinion polls said they will vote for Hollande in the runoff. On Hollande wins, France will have its first Socialist president in 17 years.
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