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Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot during his speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot during his speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) listens to general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) listens to general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) kisses general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) kisses general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) kisses general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) kisses general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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General secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot (C) arrives with Jean-Vincent Place (L) to give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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General secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot (C) arrives with Jean-Vincent Place (L) to give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot as he gives a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot as he gives a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot are pictured on stage before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot are pictured on stage before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot get ready to give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot get ready to give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) shares a laugh with general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) shares a laugh with general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) talks to general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) talks to general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) talks to general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) talks to general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot are pictured before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (C) and general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot are pictured before giving a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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(LtoR) French Health, Youth, Sport and Associations minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, General Secretary of French Communist Party Marie-George Buffet, chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot and UMP right-wing party's general secretary Xavier Bertrand, attend a special programme on the set of French television channel TF1 after the second round of the regional elections on March 21, 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's party took a severe drubbing from French voters in nationwide regional elections that were his last big national test before he seeks re-election in 2012. As polling stations closed, initial estimates gave Socialist-led opposition electoral alliances some 54 percent of the vote, Sarkozy's right-wing UMP 36 percent and the far-right National Front just under nine percent.

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(LtoR) French Health, Youth, Sport and Associations minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, General Secretary of French Communist Party Marie-George Buffet, chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot and UMP right-wing party's general secretary Xavier Bertrand, attend a special programme on the set of French television channel TF1 after the second round of the regional elections on March 21, 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's party took a severe drubbing from French voters in nationwide regional elections that were his last big national test before he seeks re-election in 2012. As polling stations closed, initial estimates gave Socialist-led opposition electoral alliances some 54 percent of the vote, Sarkozy's right-wing UMP 36 percent and the far-right National Front just under nine percent.

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(LtoR) French Health, Youth, Sport and Associations minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, General Secretary of French Communist Party Marie-George Buffet, chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot and UMP right-wing party's general secretary Xavier Bertrand, attend a special programme on the set of French television channel TF1 after the second round of the regional elections on March 21, 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's party took a severe drubbing from French voters in nationwide regional elections that were his last big national test before he seeks re-election in 2012. As polling stations closed, initial estimates gave Socialist-led opposition electoral alliances some 54 percent of the vote, Sarkozy's right-wing UMP 36 percent and the far-right National Front just under nine percent.

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(LtoR) French Health, Youth, Sport and Associations minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, General Secretary of French Communist Party Marie-George Buffet, chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot and UMP right-wing party's general secretary Xavier Bertrand, attend a special programme on the set of French television channel TF1 after the second round of the regional elections on March 21, 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's party took a severe drubbing from French voters in nationwide regional elections that were his last big national test before he seeks re-election in 2012. As polling stations closed, initial estimates gave Socialist-led opposition electoral alliances some 54 percent of the vote, Sarkozy's right-wing UMP 36 percent and the far-right National Front just under nine percent.

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(LtoR) General Secretary of French Communist Party Marie-George Buffet, chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot and UMP right-wing party's general secretary Xavier Bertrand, attend a special programme on the set of French television channel TF1 after the second round of the regional elections on March 21, 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's party took a severe drubbing from French voters in nationwide regional elections that were his last big national test before he seeks re-election in 2012. As polling stations closed, initial estimates gave Socialist-led opposition electoral alliances some 54 percent of the vote, Sarkozy's right-wing UMP 36 percent and the far-right National Front just under nine percent.

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(LtoR) General Secretary of French Communist Party Marie-George Buffet, chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot and UMP right-wing party's general secretary Xavier Bertrand, attend a special programme on the set of French television channel TF1 after the second round of the regional elections on March 21, 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt, western Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy's party took a severe drubbing from French voters in nationwide regional elections that were his last big national test before he seeks re-election in 2012. As polling stations closed, initial estimates gave Socialist-led opposition electoral alliances some 54 percent of the vote, Sarkozy's right-wing UMP 36 percent and the far-right National Front just under nine percent.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot during his speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot during his speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) listens to general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) listens to general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) is applauded by general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) kisses general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) kisses general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) kisses general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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Outgoing French Socialist Party (PS) president for the Ile-de-France region and candidate for his own succession Jean-Paul Huchon (L) kisses general secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot at the end of their speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies.

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