Sentence:  Hollande told cheering supporters in his rural fiefdom of Corrèze in south-west <WSD>France</WSD> that he was best-placed to lead <WSD>France</WSD> towards change, saying the vote marked a "rejection" of Sarkozy and a "sanction" against his five years in office. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Q142)The (French Republic), a (country) in western (Europe) and member state of the (European Union) (since 1993), having (Paris) as its capital city, bounded by (Belgium), (Luxembourg), (Germany), (Switzerland), (Italy), (Monaco), (Andorra)(,) and (Spain).