Presidential Elections: Francois Hollande

Presidential Election Dept: PARIS - Ahead of France's presidential elections, you might find polls showing how factory workers or university students are likely to vote but you'd be hard-pressed to find data on which candidates black or Muslim voters prefer, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Questions about France's diversity have played a central role in the campaign for two-round presidential elections April 22 and May 6, particularly about integrating France's millions of Muslims, most of whom have family roots in former French colonies in Africa and french Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections Francois Hollande, center, is greeted by residents as he campaigns in Moulins, central France, Friday, April 13, 2012. The first round of the election will take place on April 22, followed by a second round on May 6, 2012. AP Photo/Christophe Ena A 1978 law forbids anyone, from government census-takers to private researchers, from counting citizens based on their ethnic, racial or religious background. Though the law allows a few exceptions, it makes it virtually impossible for pollsters or political parties to measure nationwide support for candidates among those various constituencies, a situation that would be unimaginable in a U.S. presidential election. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.