Carla Bruni joins Nicolas Sarkozy for Marseille rally

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has held his first political rally in the port city of Marseille.

He was accompanied to the event by his wife, Carla Bruni, and greeted by 10,000 cheering party supporters.

Mr Sarkozy is trailing by up to six points in the polls behind his Socialist challenger Francois Hollande.