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Sarkozy, who has been trailing Hollande for several months, would win 28.5 percent in the first round in April, against 27 percent for the Socialist candidate, the poll by Ifop found. However, Hollande is still set to win the second round run-off in May with 54.5 percent of the vote against 45.5 percent for Sarkozy, according to the poll published in several French newspapers.