(Reuters) – Overseas voters cast early ballots on the eve of an election expected to make Francois Hollande France’s first Socialist leader in two decades, despite polls showing President Nicolas Sarkozy clawing back some ground.
Sunday’s election, which coincides with parliamentary polls in Greece, may prove decisive for Europe as Hollande has pledged to temper a German-led austerity drive and reorient the recession-stricken euro zone towards growth.
A limited number of voters cast [...]
