Final polling in French presidential election kicks off
2012-05-06 06:17:11 GMT2012-05-06 14:17:11(Beijing Time)
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Broadcast vans are seen at the cathedral square in Tulle, southern France, May 5, 2012. The 2nd round of the 2012 French presidential election will be held on May 6 when France's Socialist Party's candidate Francois Hollande will compete with France's incumbent President, UMP party's candidate Nicolas Sarkozy. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A broadcast van is seen at the cathedral square in Tulle, southern France, May 5, 2012. The 2nd round of the 2012 French presidential election will be held on May 6 when France's Socialist Party's candidate Francois Hollande will compete with France's incumbent President, UMP party's candidate Nicolas Sarkozy. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
PARIS, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The second round of polling that will decide the next French president between Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande started in mainland France on Sunday morning.
With polling stations opening at 8 a.m. local time (0600 GMT), the majority of the 46 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots for either the right-wing incumbent president or the Socialist challenger.
