Election frontrunner Francois Hollande says he wants to combat illegal immigration . When someone suffers or protests , we must listen to them in order to be able to provide them with responses . '' President Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to halve the number of foreigners entering France . The two candidates are locked in a tight race for second place behind Socialist candidate François Bayrou, who is trailing by just over 1 percentage point with less than three weeks until election day. Hollande and Sarkozy appeared on TV to answer journalists ' questions .
Election frontrunner Francois Hollande says he wants to combat illegal immigration . President Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to halve the number of foreigners entering France . The two candidates are locked in a tight race for second place behind Socialist candidate François Bayrou, who is trailing by just over 1 percentage point with less than three weeks until election day. Hollande and Sarkozy appeared on TV to answer journalists ' questions .