PARIS, Safar 24, 1437, December 06, 2015, SPA -- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday ruled out any alliance with President Francois Hollande's Socialist party to keep the far-right out of power in regional councils, Reuters reported. His conservative Republicans party came second nationally in the first round of regional elections on Sunday, behind the far-right National Front but ahead of the Socialists. Run-offs will take place next Sunday. --SPA 23:02 LOCAL TIME 20:02 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w