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epa00994812 French socialist candidate Segolene Royal and former UDF centrist Francois Bayrou are seen on a screen for a debate organized by BFM television and radio RMC at Westin Hotel, Paris, France, 28 April 2007. EPA/LUCAS DOLEGA

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epa00990811 Supporters cheer French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal during a meeting in Valence, France 23 April 2007. Royal will face conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff on May 06. EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

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epa00990806 French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal speaks to supporters during a meeting in Valence, France 23 April 2007. Royal will face conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff on May 06. EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, gestures as she delivers her speech during a campaign meeting , in Valence, southern France, Monday April 23, 2007. Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal advanced to a runoff for France's presidency, presenting voters with a fundamental left-right choice between a conservative who could push his anxious nation toward change and a socialist who would be the country's first female leader. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, gestures as she delivers her speech during a campaign meeting , in Valence, southern France, Monday April 23, 2007. Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal advanced to a runoff for France's presidency, presenting voters with a fundamental left-right choice between a conservative who could push his anxious nation toward painful change and a socialist who would be the country's first female leader. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves during the French student union UNEF's 80th congress in Lille, northern France, Sunday, March 25, 2007. Unef is celebrating its centenary through March 22-25. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

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epa00966571 Segolene Royal, candidate of the Socialist Party in the French presidential election, delivers a speech at the 80th congress of the National Union of the Students of France (UNEF) in Lille, norhtern France, Sunday, 25 March 2007. EPA/ASA-PICTURES/MIKAEL LIBERT FRANCE OUT - NO MAGS - NO SALES

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epa00966568 Segolene Royal, candidate of the Socialist Party in the French presidential election, delivers a speech at the 80th congress of the National Union of the Students of France (UNEF) in Lille, norhtern France, Sunday, 25 March 2007. EPA/ASA-PICTURES/MIKAEL LIBERT FRANCE OUT - NO MAGS - NO SALES

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epa00966565 Segolene Royal (R), candidate of the Socialist Party in the French presidential election, is flanked by Bruno Julliard, president of the UNEF, as she waves to the crowd after her speech at the 80th congress of the National Union of the Students of France (UNEF) in Lille, norhtern France, Sunday, 25 March 2007. EPA/ASA-PICTURES/MIKAEL LIBERT FRANCE OUT - NO MAGS - NO SALES

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epa00966563 Segolene Royal, candidate of the Socialist Party in the French presidential election, waves to the crowd after her speech at the 80th congress of the National Union of the Students of France (UNEF) in Lille, norhtern France, Sunday, 25 March 2007. EPA/ASA-PICTURES/MIKAEL LIBERT FRANCE OUT - NO MAGS - NO SALES

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, visiting Notre Dame de La Garde basilica, in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, March 24, 2007. In the background a view of the city and its old port. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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Socialist French presidential candidate Segolene Royal, speaks during a meeting in Nice, Friday, March 23, 2007. Two polls Friday showed the race was still close. One had Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy tied for the first round at 26 percent and center-right candidate Francois Bayrou at 21 percent; another showed Sarkozy lengthening his lead at 31.5 percent to Royal's 25 percent. The margins of error would be about plus or minus 3 percentage points for polls of their size. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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Socialist French presidential candidate Segolene Royal, shakes hands with supporters after her speech during a meeting in Nice, Friday, March 23, 2007. Two polls Friday showed the race was still close. One had Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy tied for the first round at 26 percent and center-right candidate Francois Bayrou at 21 percent; another showed Sarkozy lengthening his lead at 31.5 percent to Royal's 25 percent. The margins of error would be about plus or minus 3 percentage points for polls of their size. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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Socialist French presidential candidate Segolene Royal, is seen during a meeting in Nice, Friday, March 23, 2007. Two polls Friday showed the race was still close. One had Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy tied for the first round at 26 percent and center-right candidate Francois Bayrou at 21 percent; another showed Sarkozy lengthening his lead at 31.5 percent to Royal's 25 percent. The margins of error would be about plus or minus 3 percentage points for polls of their size. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal, left, steps down from a railway wagon, symbol of World War II deportations, as local socialist personalities, behind, look on, in Les Milles, near Aix-en-Provence, southern France, Friday, March 23, 2007. Opinion polls have shown Royal losing to conservative Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy if they face off in the election's decisive second round on May 6. On the right of the wagon, read :"Men, and horses". (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal, left, steps down after visiting a wagon, a symbol of the deportations of WWII, as local socialist personalities, behind, look on, in Les Milles, near Aix-en-Provence, southern France, Friday, March 23, 2007. Two polls Friday showed the race was still close. One had Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy tied for the first round at 26 percent and center-right candidate Francois Bayrou at 21 percent; another showed Sarkozy lengthening his lead at 31.5 percent to Royal's 25 percent. The margins of error would be about plus or minus 3 percentage points for polls of their size. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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Supporters wait for French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal, before an electoral meeting in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, Friday, March 23, 2007. Opinion polls have shown Royal losing to conservative Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy if they face off in the election's decisive second round on May 6. Banner reads:" Young people for Segolene". (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal shakes hands with supporters in the town center, in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, Friday, March 23, 2007. Two polls Friday showed the race was still close. One had Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy tied for the first round at 26 percent and Center-right candidate Francois Bayrou at 21 percent; another showed Sarkozy lengthening his lead at 31.5 percent to Royal's 25 percent. The margins of error would be about plus or minus 3 percentage points for polls of their size. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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epa00964096 French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal addresses supporters during a meeting in Marseille, southern France, Thursday 22 March 2007. EPA/MELANIE FREY

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French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves to supporters during an electoral meeting in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, March 22, 2007. Opinion polls have shown Royal losing to conservative Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy if they face off in the election's decisive second round on May 6.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal delivers a speech during an electoral meeting in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, March 22, 2007. Opinion polls have shown Royal losing to conservative Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy if they face off in the election's decisive second round on May 6.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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A portrait of French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal is seen on a giant screen during an electoral meeting in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, March 22, 2007. Opinion polls have shown Royal losing to conservative Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy if they face off in the election's decisive second round on May 6.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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A girl holds a flag with the portrait of French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal before an electoral meeting in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, March 22, 2007. Opinion polls have shown Royal losing to conservative Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy if they face off in the election's decisive second round on May 6.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal delivers a speech during an electoral meeting in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, March 22, 2007. Opinion polls have shown Royal losing to conservative Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy if they face off in the election's decisive second round on May 6.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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French Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene Royal arrives at an electoral meeting in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, March 22, 2007. Opinion polls have shown Royal losing to conservative Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy if they face off in the election's decisive second round on May 6.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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French socialist contender for the presidency Segolene Royal reacts after a press-conference at the polling station Thursday Nov. 16, 2006, socialists primary elections in Melle, western France. Royal faces two rivals, ex-Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn and ex-Prime Minister Laurent Fabius, in Thursday's Socialist primary for next year's presidential elections.(AP Photo/Bob Edme)

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Former socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, right, her partner of three decades Francois Hollande, are seen in Paris in this Nov. 26, 2006 photo. One of France's most famous power couples, Royal and Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande, are separating. Their separation could complicate the party's efforts to rebuild and regroup following Royal's May 6 presidential election loss. She is vying to take over the Socialist leadership. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg; Pool)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, visiting Notre Dame de La Garde basilica, in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, March 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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©PHOTOPQR/LE PARISIEN/AUDUREAU AURELIE - 07/05/2007 - PARIS VII, APRES LES ELECTION PRESIDENTIELLE - REUNION DU BUREAU NATIONAL AU PARTI SOCIALISTE. SEGOLENE ROYAL Meeting at the Socialist party headquarters in Paris May 7, 2007, the day after Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene-Royal's defeat by conservative UMP party candidate Nicolas-Sarkozy, who was elected as France's president in the runoff vote. (KEYSTONE/MAXPPP/AUDUREAU AURELIE )

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©PHOTOPQR/LE PARISIEN/AUDUREAU AURELIE - 07/05/2007 - PARIS VII, APRES LES ELECTION PRESIDENTIELLE - REUNION DU BUREAU NATIONAL AU PARTI SOCIALISTE. SEGOLENE ROYAL Meeting at the Socialist party headquarters in Paris May 7, 2007, the day after Socialist Party presidential candidate Segolene-Royal's defeat by conservative UMP party candidate Nicolas-Sarkozy, who was elected as France's president in the runoff vote. (KEYSTONE/MAXPPP/AUDUREAU AURELIE )

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal arrives at the headquarters of the French Socialist party in Paris, Monday, May 7, 2007, for an extraordinary meeting of the party's national committee. Royal's resounding defeat in France's presidential elections set off a new round of in-fighting among her allies and questions about whether France's main opposition party needs to move toward the center to survive. Royal garnered 46.94 percent in Sunday's vote, compared with 53.06 percent for conservative President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Socialist Segolene Royal, left, and her campaign director Francois Rebsamen arrive at the Socialist Party headquarters, in Paris, Monday, May 7, 2007. Royal's resounding defeat in France's presidential elections set off a new round of in-fighting among her allies and questions about whether France's main opposition party needs to move toward the center to survive. Royal garnered 46.94 percent in Sunday's vote, compared with 53.06 percent for conservative President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

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Socialist Segolene Royal leaves her home at Boulogne-Billancourt, a Paris suburb, Monday, May 7, 2007. Royal's resounding defeat in France's presidential elections set off a new round of in-fighting among her allies and questions about whether France's main opposition party needs to move toward the center to survive. Royal garnered 46.94 percent in Sunday's vote, compared with 53.06 percent for conservative President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Socialist Segolene Royal arrives at the Socialist Party headquarters, in Paris, Monday, May 7, 2007. Royal's resounding defeat in France's presidential elections set off a new round of in-fighting among her allies and questions about whether France's main opposition party needs to move toward the center to survive. Royal garnered 46.94 percent in Sunday's vote, compared with 53.06 percent for conservative President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Socialist Segolene Royal arrives at the Socialist Party headquarters, in Paris, Monday, May 7, 2007. Royal's resounding defeat in France's presidential elections set off a new round of in-fighting among her allies and questions about whether France's main opposition party needs to move toward the center to survive. Royal garnered 46.94 percent in Sunday's vote, compared with 53.06 percent for conservative President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves to supporters at the Socialist Party headquarters in Paris, Sunday May 6, 2007. Energized French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday by a comfortable winning margin. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal blows a kiss to supporters at the Socialist Party headquarters in Paris, Sunday May 6, 2007. Energized French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday by a comfortable winning margin. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal blows a kiss to supporters at the Socialist Party headquarters in Paris, Sunday May 6, 2007. Energized French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday by a comfortable winning margin. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves to supporters at the Socialist Party headquarters in Paris, Sunday May 6, 2007. Energized French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday by a comfortable winning margin. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal reacts in a car as she leaves her campaign headquarters in Paris, Sunday May 6, 2007. Energized French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday by a comfortable winning margin. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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epa01002055 French Socialist party (PS) presidential candidate Segolene Royal concedes her loss to the presidential race to UMP candidate Nicolas Sarkozy at the Maison de l'Amerique Latine in Paris, France, 06 May 2007. Sarkozy won with 53 percent of the votes EPA/PHOTOPQR/LE PARISIEN FRANCE OUT

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Paris, France le 6 mai 2007; Declaration de Segolene Royal apres l annonce des resultats. Second round of France's presidential election on May 6, 2007. French Socialist party (PS) presidential candidate Segolene Royal delivers a speech at the Maison de l'Amerique Latine in Paris. She lost he french election. (KEYSTONE/MAXPPP/ip3/Marlene Awaad)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, rear, puts the final touch to her speech, as she is being driven, with her co-campaign director Jean-Louis Bianco, to La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Socialist Segolene Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves to supporters prior to delivering a speech from the balcony of the French Socialist party headquarters in Paris, Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves to supporters as she leaves the Maison de l'Amerique Latine after delivering a speech, Sunday May 6 2007 in Paris. French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday by a comfortable winning margin. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg; Pool)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves to supporters as she leaves the Maison de l'Amerique Latine after delivering a speech, Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Energized French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday by a comfortable winning margin. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves to supporters as she leaves the Maison de l'Amerique Latine after delivering a speech, Sunday May 6 2007 in Paris. French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday by a comfortable winning margin. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg; Pool)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves prior to delivering a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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epa01002032 Socialist supporters shout slogans in front of party's headquarters in Paris, France, 06 May 2007. Segolene Royal conceded defeat in French presidential election with Sarkozy leading 53 percent to Royal's 47 percent in polls. EPA/LUCAS DOLEGA

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal looks on prior to delivering a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal arrives to deliver a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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epa01002030 French Socilist supporter reacts to results in front of the party's headquarters in Paris, France, 06 May 2007. Segolene Royal conceded defeat in French presidential election with Sarkozy leading 53 percent to Royal's 47 percent in polls. EPA/LUCAS DOLEGA

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epa01002025 French Socialist candidate Segolene Royal arrives at her HQ in Paris, France, 06 May 2007, after having voted in Melle. Segolene Royal conceded defeat in French presidential election with Sarkozy leading 53 percent to Royal's 47 percent in polls. EPA/LUCAS DOLEGA

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal looks on prior to delivering a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Socialist Segolene Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal looks on prior to delivering a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Socialist Segolene Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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epa01001977 Illustration picture of a poster of French presidential candidate Segolene Royal during the counting of the votes, Melle, France, 06 May 2007. Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy was elected president of France on 06 May 2007 defeating Socialist Party candidate Segolene Royal by a comfortable margin, TF1 television reported. According to estimates based on a partial vote count, the 52-year-old Sarkozy received 53 per cent of the ballots cast. EPA/CAROLINE BLUMBERG

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About 250 Swiss supporters of French President elect UMP Nicolas Sarkozy watch on a TV screen as Segolene Royal concedes defeat, shortly after Sarkozy was announced winner of the second round of the presidential election, at the kiosk des Bastions in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, May 6, 2007 . Segolene Royal conceded defeat in French presidential election with Sarkozy leading 53 percent to Royal's 47 percent in polls. (KEYSTONE/Magali Girardin)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal reacts prior to delivering a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal reacts prior to delivering a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal acknowledges applause prior to delivering a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said.Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Defeated Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal looks down prior to delivering a live broadcast speech from La Maison de l'Amerique Latine (The House of Latin America), Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Paris. Royal conceded defeat in the French presidential election Sunday, saying she understood the disappointment felt by her voters. "I hope that the next president of the Republic will accomplish his mission at the service of all the French people," she said. Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy was elected new president of France on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, left, signs her autograph on the hand of a supporter as she exits the Montparnasse railway station in Paris upon her arrival by train from Melle, southwestern France, where she earlier cast her vote, Sunday, May 6, 2007. French voters turned out in force on Sunday in a presidential election offering divergent choices for the future, with conservative front-runner Nicolas Sarkozy urging the French to work more and Socialist Segolene Royal pledging to safeguard welfare protections. Royal's official campaign poster is seen on a placard held by a supporter, rear. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal is greeted by supporters as she arrives to cast her ballot for the second round of the presidential election in Melle, western France, Sunday May 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

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French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal waves as she greets her supporters after casting her ballot for the second round of the presidential election in Melle, western France, Sunday May 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)