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Francois Hollande: Economic Stimulus

President Nicolas Sarkozy Dept: PARIS - French voters are choosing a new parliament Sunday that will determine how far Socialist President Francois Hollande can go with his push for economic stimulus in France and around a debt-burdened, stagnant Europe, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Hollande's Socialists dominated the first round last week and pollsters predict they will win the most seats in the lower house. That would wrench it from the hands of former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives, who have led it for a decade and french former Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, center, campaigns in La Rochelle, western France, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Royal is facing a Socialist Party opponent in the second round election next Sunday. AP Photo/Yohan Bonnet The left is in the spotlight and expected to take the driver's seat of the 577-seat National Assembly after Sunday's second round of legislative elections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.