French PM Villepin Backs Rival Sarkozy
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third ...Comment
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France could learn from British Prime Minister Tony Blair's openness and pragmatism, visiting French conservative presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy said.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, a flamboyant rival to President Chirac, is crowned as head of France's governing party.
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French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin criticised the policy of "head-on attack" against terrorism in an interview published Monday, saying it encouraged violence and helped recruit terrorists.
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France's prime minister says his government will defend Societe Generale against any hostile takeover bids.
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Former French PM Dominique de Villepin criticises the style of his one-time rival, President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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PARIS, Sept 19  - French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said Sunday he could not confirm the authenticity of a statement attributed to the Islamic Army in Iraq saying it was releasing two French hostages, but Prime Minister Jean-Pierre
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European Union finance ministers  backed former French Socialist finance minister Dominique  Strauss-Khan on Tuesday as their candidate to run the  International Monetary Fund.
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SAINT-DENIS, France  - French President Nicolas Sarkozy told railway workers on Friday he would not be blackmailed into withdrawing a reform of their pensions privileges by strikes and street protests.
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French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy backs a weekly sued for printing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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One of France's top presidential candidates asked mayors and other elected officials on Monday to give their backing to an extreme right-wing politician to ensure he has enough endorsements to run in the spring elections.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday championed the idea of a &quot;simplified treaty&quot; for the European Union, which European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said was gaining support.
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The French president defends judges embroiled in a row with Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is keeping his country's business elite waiting.
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PARIS -- Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed yesterday that he will run for president next spring and will quit the government if his ruling center-right party backs his candidacy at a Jan. 14 meeting. Sarkozy could face Socialist Segolene Royal, who is seeking to become the first woman to lead France. But a recent surge by veteran far-right leader Jean-Marie ...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has  called left-wing Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to back his  offer to try to help secure the release of hostages held by  rebels in Colombia, including a French-Colombian politician.
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Centrist Francois Bayrou has said he would stand for French president to offer an alternative to favourites Segolene Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's election.