The trust

3 May 2007 By Pierre Briancon

Nicolas Sarkozy says he will be a president who promotes growth, while Segolene Royal promises to protect the welfare state. But if Sarko wins, he might backtrack. If on the other hand Sego pulls an upset victory on Sunday, she might just do what she says.

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Voters in France Sunday will decide whether Nicolas Sarkozy, a former conservative Finance and Interior minister and head of ruling party UMP, or Segolene Royal, the socialist party candidate, will become the country's next president.

Sarkozy got 31% of the votes in the first round of the election held on April 22, to Royal's 26%, in a 12person field.

Both candidates squared off in their one and only debate Wednesday night on French television.

The French president is elected for five years. Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in June.

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