We look at reactions at home and abroad as France's political landscape shifts to the right. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party tops the first-round vote, beating the National Front into second, with the Socialists a dismal and distant third. Also, tributes are paid to the founding father of Singapore and to a long-dead English king.

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