Nicolas Sarkozy is the winner of France's presidential election, say early results.
Sarkozy has vowed for change. His Socialist challenger, Segolene Royal, has conceded defeat and thanked the 17 million who voted for her.
BBC News:
Mr Sarkozy is estimated to have won 53% of the vote, compared to 47% for socialist Segolene Royal.
The turnout was the highest in decades at 85.5%.
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Mr Sarkozy has promised to try to reform France to face the challenges of the 21st century, with putting the nation back to work at the top of his agenda.
But the BBC's Caroline Wyatt in Paris says he will have to work hard to unite the French, and try to win round those who voted against him.
More than 3,000 police have been deployed in Paris and its multi-ethnic suburbs in case Mr Sarkozy's victory sparks a repeat of the riots seen in 2005.
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