Polls open in France's overseas territories

The Miami Herald Saturday 5th May, 2012

PARIS -- Voters in France's overseas territories head to the polls as the hard-fought presidential election between incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and challenger Francois Hollande comes to an end.Under a quirk of French electoral rules, balloting got under way Saturday in France's embassies and overseas holdings, starting in tiny Saint Pierre and Miquelon - islands south of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic Ocean. Campaigning and the release of poll...

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