Sarkozy Vows to Push Ahead with Reforms

(10 Mar 08 - RV) French PM Francois Fillon has said the government will press ahead with President Nicolas Sarkozy's reform plan despite setbacks in local elections.


Partial results from Sunday's first round put Mr Sarkozy's ruling UMP conservative party at 45.5%, with the opposition socialists at 47%.


The head of international relations at the American University of Rome is Professor James Walston. He told us more about the elections: