French Presidential Poll: Hollande 54.5%, Sarkozy 45.5% In 2nd Election Round

In a poll released Monday by Ifop, 54.5% of potential voters would chose Hollande if elections were held now, while 45.5% of them would pick Sarkozy.

Among the voters who chose to support far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon in the first round of elections, 83% of them said that they would vote for Hollande in the second round, while only 6% plan to vote for Sarkozy, said Ifop.

In the first round of French presidential elections held last Sunday, Hollande got 28.6% of the votes, Sarkozy 27.2%. Le Pen came third with 17.9% and Melenchon 11.1%, while Bayrou got 9.1% of the votes. Five minor candidates, including the green candidate, shared the remaining votes.

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