PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's uncertain reelection prospects gained a small boost on Monday after popular former environment minister Jean-Louis Borloo, a centrist, said he would not run for president next April.
Borloo's decision, announced on Sunday, reduces the risk that the conservative vote will be splintered at Sarkozy's expense, although analysts cautioned against assuming moderate Borloo supporters would now rally behind the president.
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