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 term.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Thursday that Dominique de Villepin, now prime minister, was among French officials who supported the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on  Thursday that Dominique de Villepin, now prime minister, was  among French officials who supported the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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A French satirical weekly has won support from powerful interior minister and presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy when it went on trial for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Luxembourg - France had persuaded fellow euro zone countries that joint action was needed to temper the economic impact of high oil prices, French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday, but it has taken flak from partners for acting unilaterally
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France&#39;s Socialist opposition voted to back the European Union constitution, lending support to party leader Francois Hollande and President Jacques Chirac.
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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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The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain
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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 urged the international community on Friday to back a new national unity government formed by rival Palestinian factions and other EU countries were cautiously positive on the accord.
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Conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to bolster his parliamentary support on Sunday in an election that is crucial for his wide-ranging reform plans.
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French ex-PM Dominique de Villepin faces judges again in an inquiry that pits him against President Sarkozy.
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In a thinly-veiled attack against  President Nicolas Sarkozy, a group of leading French  politicians have signed an appeal opposing the creation of an  "elective monarchy" in France.
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The conservative French President reaches across party lines in filling a key foreign-affairs post
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has told President Jacques Chirac that he will stand for the leadership of the main governing party, officials say.
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QUEBEC (CP) - Parti Quebecois Leader Bernard Landry received strong support for his leadership at a party meeting on Sunday but two prominent challengers staked out their claims to his job.
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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.