Youths, holding a t-shirt depicting a voting card, wait to register for the upcoming French Presidential elections outside Montfermeil city hall, on the northern outskirts of Paris, Wednesday Dec. 6, 2006. Experts caution that their hopes might be punctured in the April 22, 2007 presidential vote, in which a top contender is Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, reviled by many housing project youths for his harsh stance on delinquency and immigration. But their voices could have a real impact in June legislative elections, and municipal races in 2008. AP Photo logo AP Photo 38 months ago

Youths, holding a t-shirt depicting a voting card, wait to register for the upcoming French Presidential elections outside Montfermeil city hall, on the northern outskirts of Paris, Wednesday Dec. 6, 2006. Experts caution that their hopes might be punctured in the April 22, 2007 presidential vote, in which a top contender is Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, reviled by many housing project youths for his harsh stance on delinquency and immigration. But their voices could have a real impact in June legislative elections, and municipal races in 2008.

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