Sarkozy concedes defeat in French election

Sun, 05/06/2012 - 14:32 EDT - Yahoo! Business News

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Nicolas Sarkozy has conceded defeat in France's presidential elections, saying he called challenger Francois Hollande to wish him "good luck" as the country's new leader.

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