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Rallies being held a day before voters choose new president, with Sarkozy and Hollande running neck and neck.
Many French voters still undecided
The disillusioned and disconnected could influence the outcome of a presidential race still wide open.
21 Apr 2012
French voters go to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election. The race remains wide open, with polls suggesting that as many as one in four voters are still undecided.
Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports from Nice, in southern France, where incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy held his final campaign rally.
Source : Al Jazeera
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