Francois Hollande: Marine Le Pen

Conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy Dept: Final opinion polls put Francois Hollande's advantage by as little as four points. But Mr. Sarkozy faced an uphill battle after Mr. Hollande turned in a polished performance in their only television debate on Wednesday, and far-right and centrist leaders declined to back the unpopular President, according to Vancouver Sun. National Front candidate Marine Le Pen, who won 17.9% on the April 22 first round, had earlier refused to endorse Mr. Sarkozy and said she would cast a blank ballot and pARIS - Conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy made an impassioned final appeal to voters on Friday, saying that a Socialist victory could send France spiralling the way of Greece, as polls showed him narrowing his challenger's lead two days before the vote. Centrist candidate Francois Bayrou appeared to drive a nail into Mr. Sarkozy's political coffin by declaring on Thursday that he would vote for Mr. Hollande. In a withering attack, he accused the conservative leader of pandering to the xenophobic far right and being obsessed with immigration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.