(multimedia) Socialist candidate François Hollande won Sunday’s French presidential runoff, giving the country its first Socialist president in almost two decades. France 24 reports.
“According to Ipsos polling institute, the left-wing candidate took 51.9% of the vote to incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy’s 48.1%. Celebrations are underway at the iconic Place de la Bastille in central Paris, the same spot where the last Socialist to win a presidential election, François Mitterrand, celebrated his victory back in 1981.”
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