Sarkozy addresses rally after first round of election Combo photo taken on April 22, 2012 shows French incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy...

Sarkozy addresses rally after first round of election

Combo photo taken on April 22, 2012 shows French incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy addresses a rally after the first round of election in Paris, capital of France. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

French incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy addresses a rally after the first round of election in Paris, capital of France, on April 22, 2012. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

 French Socialist candidate Francois Hollande and incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy qualified to face off in the run-off vote as the first round of election ended on Sunday night, with the leftist candidate narrowly leading over the conservative president.