FRANCE: A day before final runoff in the French presidential elections, Socialist candidate Francois Hollande mingles with locals at his political hometown of Tulle

Record ID: 863470

  • Title: FRANCE: A day before final runoff in the French presidential elections, Socialist candidate Francois Hollande mingles with locals at his political hometown of Tulle
  • Date: 6th May 2012
  • Summary: TULLE, FRANCE (MAY 5, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MARKET IN TULLE VARIOUS OF SOCIALIST FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANCOIS HOLLANDE GREETING PEOPLE, TAKING PHOTOS AND SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS VARIOUS OF HOLLANDE WALKING THROUGH MARKET (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOCIALIST FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANCOIS HOLLANDE SAYING: "It's very important for me to have links with people. I have to say that I love people. I suppose now that people love me." HOLLANDE WALKING AWAY
  • Embargoed: 21st May 2012 13:00
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  • Location: France
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  • Country: France
  • Topics: Politics
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  • Story Text: A relaxed Francois Hollande greeted supporters at a local market in Tulle on Saturday (May 5), a day ahead of final round of voting which could see him as the new French president.
    Hollande would be the first Socialist candidate to become head of state since Francois Mitterand became president in 1981.
    On a day when official campaigning is not allowed, he laughed and chatted as a crowd of supporters and journalists followed him around.
    "It's very important for me to have links with people. I have to say that I love people. I suppose now that people love me." a smiling Hollande said.
    Final opinion polls put his advantage at as little as four percentage points. Hollande was buoyed by a polished performance in their only television debate on Wednesday, and far-right and centristleaders declined to back his opponent incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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