In France, a new poll suggests president Nicolas Sarkozy is gaining on front runner Francois Hollande, shaving the socialist's lead to just four percentage points.<br/> <br />Sarkozy said he's prepared to quit politics if he doesn't win on Sunday.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: President Nicolas Sarkozy saying (French):<br/> <br />"If the French make another choice, I have said it: at that moment, things will be over. It's normal. That's my view of engagement."<br/> <br />His chances of picking up support from centrist and far right voters seemed unlikely. National Front candidate Marine Le Pen said she would sooner cast a blank ballot than endorse Sarkozy. Centrist candidate Francois Bayrou went a step further and threw his support behind Hollande.<br/> <br />On his last full day of campaigning, Hollande acknowledged his narrowing lead.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Socialist Candidate Francois Hollande saying (French):<br/> <br />"I have never underestimated Nicolas Sarkozy. I have contested his policies, his choices and how he does things. But I know his energy. I know the strength of his convictions and his talent in debates. But where he made a mistake was to underestimate me."<br/> <br />If he wins on Sunday, Hollande will become France's first Socialist head of state since Francois Mitterrand left office in 1995.<br/> <br />Deborah Gembara, Reuters.
