Who defeated Sarkozy in the 2012 presidential elections?
François Hollande
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François Hollande defeated Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 French presidential election. Hollande, a Socialist Party candidate, won with 51.6% of the vote in the second round, while Sarkozy, the incumbent President and candidate of the Union for a Popular Movement, received 48.4%. Hollande's victory marked the end of Sarkozy's five-year presidency and the return of the Socialist Party to power in France.
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