The runoff between incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy and the socialist candidate Françios Hollande will be held on May 6th. All the polls point to a healthy majority for Hollande, of around 10%. His election will have implications on the euro. How will this impact the euro and how will Germany react? There’s a difference between the short term. Hollande, who won the first round, is expected to receive support from most left wing voters and also from some of voters of extreme right wing candidate Marine Le Pen, that came third in the first round. Le Pen didn’t endorse either candidate and many of her voters find it h ... (full story)