Former president and current head of the Les Republicains political party Nicolas Sarkozy, delivers a speech during a political rally as he campaigns for the upcoming regional elections in Schiltigheim near Strasbourg, France, November 25, 2015. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy rallied conservatives in eastern France on Wednesday, hoping to fend off a strong challenge by the far-right National Front (FN) in looming regional elections.
The FN, boosted by voter concerns about security after militant Islamists killed 130 people in Paris on Nov. 13, is leading opinion polls in two regions in the north and southeast and running head-to-head with Sarkozy's party in the east.
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