French President Nicolas Sarkozy: Election Prospects

President Nicolas Sarkozy Dept: Borloo's decision reduces the risk the conservative vote will split at Sarkozy's expense, though analysts cautioned against assuming moderate Borloo supporters would now rally behind the president, according to Montreal Gazette. Sarkozy, expected to announce he'll seek a second term, will need every vote he can get to ensure farright leader Marine Le Pen does not elbow him out of the second-round run-off between the two top candidates and french President Nicolas Sarkozy's uncertain re-election prospects gained a small boost on Monday after popular former environment minister Jean-Louis Borloo, a centrist, said he would not run for president in April. Borloo, who said he did not believe he had enough support to make a realistic run, had been scoring 7 per cent to 8 per cent in opinion polls and could have eaten into support for Sarkozy in the first round of what promises to be a tough race against the main opposition Socialist Party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.