France’s Sarkozy turns focus to parliamentary poll
PARIS (Reuters) - French president-elect Nicolas Sarkozy started plotting strategy on Monday for a parliamentary election next month which is crucial to his ability to push through the sweeping reforms he has promised.
Sarkozy won a strong mandate for political and economic change by winning 53.06 percent of the vote in Sunday’s presidential run-off against 46.94 for Socialist Segolene Royal.
He also needs to secure a majority in the election for the National Assembly on June 10 and 17 to make good on his vows to loosen rigid labor laws, trim fat from the public service, cut taxes and restore full employment.
Sarkozy, 52, held talks with senior aides just hours after his election triumph although he plans to take a few days off to recharge his batteries after a hard-fought campaign.
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Source: www.reuters.com
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