Politics
France: Hollande cabinet – more black politicians & gender balance
But it was a more closely fought duel in shopping haven, St. Martin (51.5 percent for Hollande against 48.5 percent for Sarkozy), which shares sovereignty with Dutch St Maarten.
And only the luxury resort island of St Barts repelled the swing against the conservative incumbent as Sarkozy claimed victory there by 82.7 percent to 17.3 percent.
