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Sat 05 May 2007Sarkozy on course to take French presidencyFrance:France appears likely to elect the right-wing candidate Nicolas Sarkozy as president tomorrow.Three opinion polls published yesterday predicted that Mr Sarkozy would win by between 53 and 54.5 per cent over Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal.