Nicolas Sarkozy is the first incumbent president of the 5th Republic to lose in the 1st round of the election. Trailing François Hollande currently with 2.2% in the exit polls, and more than 12% in the runoff vote on May 6, he will be retired by voters at the age of 57.
What was Sarkozy's undoing were mainly his miserable character in his personal life, a pro-German foreign policy to the point of being ridiculed, incompetence to first recognize severe economic perils and once they emerged, unable to tackle them, as well as his style in office, trying hard to compensate for diminutive body size with grand theatrical gestures and abbrasive diplomatic gaffes.
Exit polls from 7pm show Hollande at 27.4%, Sarkozy at 25.3%, LePen at 16.2%, Mélenchon at 13.7% and François Bayrou at 10.6%
What was Sarkozy's undoing were mainly his miserable character in his personal life, a pro-German foreign policy to the point of being ridiculed, incompetence to first recognize severe economic perils and once they emerged, unable to tackle them, as well as his style in office, trying hard to compensate for diminutive body size with grand theatrical gestures and abbrasive diplomatic gaffes.
Exit polls from 7pm show Hollande at 27.4%, Sarkozy at 25.3%, LePen at 16.2%, Mélenchon at 13.7% and François Bayrou at 10.6%
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