Poll puts right ahead

PARIS - An opinion poll released yesterday sees France's centre-right government retaining a comfortable majority over the left…

PARIS - An opinion poll released yesterday sees France's centre-right government retaining a comfortable majority over the left-wing opposition in the parliamentary elections on May 25th and June 1st. The CSA survey said the ruling centre-right coalition could win 317 National Assembly seats, 80 more than the combined left with 237.

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