Exit polls have shown Nicolas Sarkozy 's party controlling 4,108 departments . Even Francois Hollande 's own Correze department was won by the UMP . Election will choose 70 local councillors and shape political landscape in run-up to the 2017 presidential race .
Exit polls have shown Nicolas Sarkozy 's party controlling 70 departments . Even Francois Hollande 's own Correze department was won by the UMP . Election will choose 4,108 local councillors and shape political landscape in run-up to the 2017 presidential race .