text: After obtaining 25.87 % of the vote in the first round of France 's presidential elections , Royal qualified for the second round of voting but lost with 46.94 % to Nicolas Sarkozy on May 6 , 2007 .
simplified: After obtaining 25 % of the vote in the first round of France 's presidential elections SÃ golÃ ne Royal qualified for the second round of voting but lost to Nicolas Sarkozy on May 6 , 2007 .