BBC: 'Kingmaker' snubs French rivals
Defeated French centrist Francois Bayrou has said he will not back either of the remaining candidates in the French presidential election.
Mr Bayrou came third in Sunday's first round with 18% of the vote.
He said he could not back either candidate as their current policies would not be good for the country.
Nicolas Sarkozy, who took 31.2% of the vote, and Segolene Royal – 25.9% – are both standing in the second round of the election on Sunday 6 May.
About 6.8 million voters backed the centrist candidate in the first round of the election and could swing the run-off.
"I will not give any advice on how to vote," Mr Bayrou said at a long-awaited news conference.
When asked what his personal vote would be, he said he had not yet made up his mind.
Mr Bayrou made it clear that he would not take up any offers of ministerial posts in a Segolene Royal government. …
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