(Telegraph) Sarkozy fails to land killer blow in presidential debate

At least twenty million French ”“ around half of the French electorate ”“ tuned in to watch Mr Sarkozy fight for his political life and see whether he would make good his pledge to “atomise” his left-wing rival during the almost three-hour clash.

Trailing Mr Hollande in the polls by at least seven points ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff, this was the Right-winger’s best hope of catching up to defy the odds.

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