Representative Exit Poll:

HOLLANDE WINS FIRST ROUND BY 2.5 - 3.0 PER CENT MARGIN, EXIT POLLS SHOW.

Hollande stands between 27-28% while Sarkozy received between 24.5-25.5 per cent;

Marine LePen polls at 16.5%, followed by Mélenchon and Bayrou, both between 12-13%

HOLLANDE ROUTS SARKOZY IN OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
In Guadeloupe, Hollande scores an outright victory with 57%, in Martinique with 51%. Sarkozy cashed from 33 to 26%. In St. Pierre and Miquelon Hollande received 33.7%, Sarkozy fell there from 24.5 to 18.75%.