Read more Francois Bayrou stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1440/francois-bayrou.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 16:18:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1634/french-winners-woo-centrist.htmlJ. Kelman<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=2993&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035344' border='0' />Defeated presidential candidate Francois Bayrou is now the most wanted man in France, as Sarko and Ségo compete to woo his seven million voters. Socialist Ségolène Royal has appealed directly to Bayrou to form an alliance, while right-wing Nicolas Sarkozy is rebranding himself as a centrist-friendly “candidate of openness.”French Centrist presidential candidate Francois Bayrou waves to comment the results of the first round of the presidential election, in Paris, Sunday April 22, 2007. Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal advanced Sunday to a runoff for the French presidency, preliminary results showed. Bayrou was projected in third place. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) http://www.newser.com/story/1634/french-winners-woo-centrist.htmlTue, 24 Apr 2007 17:45:57 CDT