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Events on Sunday 6 May 2007 1
2007Nicolas Sarkozy elected President of FranceDefeats Ségolène Royal in runoff voteNicolas Sarkozy won the French presidential runoff with about 53% of the vote, defeating Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal. He took office on 16 May 2007, succeeding Jacques Chirac.