Key issues in balance with French runoff vote
<p><span word="France">France</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tense">tense</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Sarkozy">Sarkozy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Socialist">Socialist</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span> <span word="Francois">Francois</span> <span word="Hollande">Hollande</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>-<span word="France">France</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="cemented">cemented</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Jinling">Jinling</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="neglect">neglect</span> <span word="France">France</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Opinion">Opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electioneering">electioneering</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> 32 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Hollande">Hollande</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sarkozy">Sarkozy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tilted">tilted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Observer">Observer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Sarkozy">Sarkozy</span>, <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="joblessness">joblessness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 25-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Socialists">Socialists</span>.</p><p><span word="Hollande">Hollande</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="campaigned">campaigned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sarkozy">Sarkozy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="choke">choke</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p>
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