Bayrou on rise in French presidential race

March 08, 2007

France's presidential election on April 22 had been expected to be a straight race between Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal and conservative frontman Nicolas Sarkozy. But centrist candidate François Bayrou has been drawing widespread support. The latest voter survey shows all three candidates polling within two percentage points of each other. Pollsters admit that surveys have a two-percent margin of error, but as this voiced report points out, the trend indicates France is gearing up for a tight election race.