France`s overseas territories kick off key presidential vote
(WorldNews France)

PARIS (AP) -- Polling stations opened Saturday in France's far-flung overseas territories - one day earlier than on the mainland - for the country's unpredictable presidential election as the 11 candidates in the race observed a ban on campaigning. France's 10 percent unemployment and the country's lackluster economy top voters' concerns as first-round ballots are cast this weekend in the most nail-biting French election in generations. Opinion polls showed a tight race among the four top contenders vying to get the May presidential 7 runoff that will decide who becomes the next head of state. But the polls also showed that the future of France was largely in the...