Not everyone is happy with Sarkozy's victory.
Soon after the results were announced, protestors clashed with riot police in Paris.
The police had to use water cannons and tear gas shells to control hundreds of rioters in the Place de la Bastille.
The protestors threw bottles and stones at police, shouting 'Sarko-fascist.'
Other isolated episodes of protest were reported from cities and towns across the country, including Grenoble, Rennes, Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Metz and Marseille.
Image: The Place de la Bastille in Paris, after initial results were announced
Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images
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