Sarkozy Loses Support in French Republican Presidential Race

Nicolas Sarkozy, hurt by legal and political setbacks, has lost ground against his main conservative rival in the race for France's Republican party presidential nomination, two polls showed Wednesday. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, is pitching himself as a man of action who will push for a new European Union treaty, be tough on immigration and defend France against militant Islam. While his message resonates with voters tempted by the buoyant far-right National...

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