FRANCE: Sarkozy victory points to wider UMP triumph

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  • Strong legitimacy
  • Sarkozy's 'French dream'
  • Reuniting France
  • Rebalancing the budget
  • Civil service reform
  • Labour market reform
  • Welfare reform
  • Foreign policy
  • Political prospects
  • United right
  • Left in crisis
  • Divided Socialists
  • Royal weakness
  • New centre party
  • Party system constraints

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