Polls Predict Surprisingly Small Parliamentary Majority For French Conservatives

Associated Press ANGELA CHARLTON June 17, 2007 02:40 PM
President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party appeared headed to an unexpectedly small parliamentary majority in elections Sunday, according to poll projections, though voters still gave him a comfortable mandate to open up France's economy.
Polling agencies projected that the UMP and its allies would have 341-357 seats in the next National Assembly, well above the 289 seats needed for a majority in the 577-seat body. The Socialists and their leftist allies did better than expected, with projections giving them 214-233 seats.

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