British-based French voters preferred Nicolas Sarkozy

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French citizens living in Britain put the current president a whisker ahead of François Hollande, who came top in France itself.

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French voters in Britain preferred Nicolas Sarkozy in the first round of presidential elections, with final results out on Wednesday placing him a whisker ahead of François Hollande, who came top in the mother country, reports The Daily Telegraph.