Read more Caen stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26595/caen.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 10:24:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21740/sarkozys-party-suffers-defeat-at-local-polls.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=84456&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020325' border='0' />French voters dealt Nicolas Sarkozy another blow today in the second round of local balloting. The maverick president's right-wing UMP party lost mayorships in Strasbourg and Reims to opposition socialists, who also gained Toulouse and held on to power bases in Paris and Lyon, the BBC reports. UMP retained control...President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing UMP party has suffered a serious setback in the second round of the French local elections, the BBC says.http://www.newser.com/story/21740/sarkozys-party-suffers-defeat-at-local-polls.htmlSun, 16 Mar 2008 20:21:00 CDT