Exit polls have shown Nicolas Sarkozy 's party controlling 70 departments . The Socialists are expected to win the most votes in a second round of voting on May 6, but they will need more than 50 percent for an outright majority.
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 .