PARIS, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Partying went on late into the night to celebrate Nicolas Sarkozy's victory as the new president of France.
Hopes for a first female president were dashed as Segolene Royal, who appealed to the left-wing of the French electorate, earned 46.94 percent against Sarkozy's 53.06
France's immigrant community reacted with anger, promising demonstrations against a man, himself of Hungarian origin, who has earned a reputation as a hard-liner against outsiders.
