The first round results in the French presidential race were much as predicted. The nightmare of a second round pitting Francois Hollande against Marine Le Pen has been avoided. Now the real contest begins, with at least one head-to-head televised debate to come, which will give Nicolas Sarkozy the chance to prove to the electorate that his claims about Mr Hollande’s inexperience and irresponsibility have substance.
法国总统大选首轮投票结果基本符合预期。第二轮投票中弗朗索瓦•奥朗德(Francois Hollande)对阵马琳•勒庞(Marine Le Pen)的恶梦得以避免。现在，真正的对决开始了，两位候选人至少会举行一场面对面的电视辩论，这将让尼古拉•萨科齐(Nicolas Sarkozy)有机会向选民证明，他所说的奥朗德缺乏经验和没有责任心并非空穴来风。
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