Socialist Party (PS) candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, Francois Hollande (R) shakes hands with people during a visit in a village in the neighbourhoods of Tulle, southwestern France on May 6 during the second round of the election. AFP PHOTO FRED DUFOUR
A technician prepares the stage for the speech of Francois Hollande, Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, in Tulle May 6, 2012. Voting started in mainland France on Sunday in the runoff presidential elections. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
French nationals queue to cast their votes in France's Presidential election at the Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle in London May 6, 2012. France voted in elections on Sunday which could make Nicolas Sarkozy the 11th European leader to be swept from office by the economic crisis and crown Francois Hollande as the nation's first Socialist president in nearly two decades. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS SOCIETY)