Sarkozy Live Blog

The final polls before France's presidential election Sunday show a shrinking gap between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande - but still predict a Hollande victory.

A poll by the BVA agency shows 52.5 percent support for Hollande and 47.5 per cent for Sarkozy. A poll by the agency CSA shows 53 per cent for Hollande and 47 per cent for Sarkozy.

For both polling agencies, that was the smallest spread registered in the campaign. Both polls were conducted by telephone Thursday.

Sarkozy, disliked by many voters for his handling of the economy, promised a "surprise" on Sunday.

Speaking on Europe-1 radio on Friday, he said much will depend on whether French voters will bother to cast ballots in an election that polls have always predicted Hollande would win. [AP]