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French parliamentary polls open

2012-06-17 5 Dailymotion

French voters were out early as parliamentary polls opened Sunday.<br/> <br />President Francois Hollande's socialist bloc is likely to win a majority in the runoff vote.<br/> <br />The election is key to bolstering his position as eurozone countries battle over crisis policies and austerity.<br/> <br />And that's exactly what's on the minds of Parisian voters.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(French) VOTER CLAUDE BALOCHE SAYING:<br/> <br />"We really ask ourselves - where are we going? Because the financial troubles are huge and worrying, because they're not just in Greece but in lots of other countries - even France, with the budgetary hole that we have, it's tricky."<br/> <br />But others aren't as keen to head to the polls for the fourth time in eight weeks, causing low voter turnout.<br/> <br />The initial outcome is scheduled for the same time as Greek election results, where Greeks will decide if they accept the eurozone's billions in bailout and harsh austerity measures.<br/> <br />Jessica gray, Reuters

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