French Presidential Election; Results Thread (1st round)

[useful idiot]

According to the BBC polls indicate that more Bayrou voters are on the right than the left. If that's the case then Royal is going to have a helluva hard time in the second round. The math just doesnt work her way.

[useful idiot]

Is it unusual that Sarkozy did so well in Seine-Saint-Denis?

Royal 34.1%
Sarkozy 26.7%
Bayrou 16.7
Le Pen: 9%

I thought that was basically a North African colony within France

[useful idiot]

Is it unusual that Sarkozy did so well in Seine-Saint-Denis?

Royal 34.1%
Sarkozy 26.7%
Bayrou 16.7
Le Pen: 9%

That's not Sarkozy doing well at all... it's his worst department in the Paris metropolitan area and by some distance...

34 to 26 is certainly not bad considering the large margins in other departments around the country. Saint Denis is, correct me if I'm wrong, historically far-left and it's full of muslim immigrants.