He won 53% of the vote, finishing 6 points ahead of his socialist rival Segolene Royal. Mr.

此次大选，萨科齐赢得53%的得票率，领先对手，社会党候选人赛格琳“罗雅尔6各百分点。

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Interviewed on Europe 1 radio, Segolene Royal, the Socialist contender against Sarkozy in the 2007 race, said the news came as a shock.

在2007年选举中挑战萨科齐的社会党候选人塞格莱纳.罗亚尔接受欧洲第一广播电台采访时说，这个新闻令人震惊。

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Segolene Royal, the party's defeated presidential candidate in 2007 (and Mr Hollande's former partner), has struggled to make her mark this time.

在2007年大选中落败的该党候选人罗雅尔(奥朗德前女伴)此次也力图胜出。

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Others, like Martine Aubry and Segolene Royal, may well damage themselves fighting each other.

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Many have done so on the internet, encouraged to do so by Segolene Royal herself.

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Segolene Royal is into the final straight in the race to become the Socialist presidential candidate.

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