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| France Socialists vote for Royal | France Socialists vote for Royal |
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| Segolene Royal will be the French Socialists presidential candidate at elections next year, after a clear victory over two rivals in a vote. | Segolene Royal will be the French Socialists presidential candidate at elections next year, after a clear victory over two rivals in a vote. |
| The 53-year-old hopes to become France's first woman leader. | The 53-year-old hopes to become France's first woman leader. |
| She beat former Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn and ex-Prime Minister Laurent Fabius without needing a second round of voting. | She beat former Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn and ex-Prime Minister Laurent Fabius without needing a second round of voting. |
| Ms Royal spoke of the "honour... and momentum I've received to be chosen this way". | Ms Royal spoke of the "honour... and momentum I've received to be chosen this way". |
| The three contenders made bitter attacks on each other during the campaign. | The three contenders made bitter attacks on each other during the campaign. |
| If no candidate had achieved an overall majority of votes, there would have been a second round next week. | If no candidate had achieved an overall majority of votes, there would have been a second round next week. |
| "The results show rather clearly the fact that there will only be one round, and we can say that Segolene Royal is already the candidate for the Socialist Party," said party official Stephane Le Foll. | "The results show rather clearly the fact that there will only be one round, and we can say that Segolene Royal is already the candidate for the Socialist Party," said party official Stephane Le Foll. |
| 'Chauvinistic comments' | 'Chauvinistic comments' |
| Segolene Royal's rivals tried to destabilise her campaign during the final days on the election trail. | Segolene Royal's rivals tried to destabilise her campaign during the final days on the election trail. |
| Profiles: Socialist rivals | Profiles: Socialist rivals |
| Teachers have reacted angrily after a video appeared on the internet featuring a party meeting earlier this year in which she said they should work longer hours in school. | Teachers have reacted angrily after a video appeared on the internet featuring a party meeting earlier this year in which she said they should work longer hours in school. |
| Ms Royal responded by highlighting what she described as "chauvinistic comments" made by her rival candidates, something they strongly deny. | Ms Royal responded by highlighting what she described as "chauvinistic comments" made by her rival candidates, something they strongly deny. |
| Mr Strauss-Kahn attacked her policies as incoherent. | Mr Strauss-Kahn attacked her policies as incoherent. |
| Meanwhile, Mr Fabius said the destiny of the political left was at stake. | |
| The French government has set 22 April 2007 as the date for the presidential election. |