France's Le Pen 'to run' in poll
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Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen says he has the 500 sponsors needed to run in the presidential poll.
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PARIS  -  Setting the stage for a suspenseful presidential race, French President Jacques Chirac announced Sunday that he would not run for a third term after 12 years in office and 40 years in politics.Comment
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Foreign Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says he will stand for the leadership of France's main governing party.
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Marine Le Pen, the heir apparent of France's far-right National Front, on Monday distanced herself from remarks by a senior party official that cast doubt on the scope of the Holocaust.
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Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race, with a centrist former education minister just a few points behind the two established candidates.Comment
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Militant French farmer Jose Bove says he will stand in the presidential race if he can muster enough support.
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PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac announced yesterday he would not seek reelection next month after 45 years in front-line politics and appealed to French voters to shun extremism.
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France on Sunday held the deciding round of parliamentary elections expected to give right wing President Nicolas Sarkozy an overwhelming mandate for his ambitious reforms.
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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 Jacques Chirac is hinting that a third presidential run might not be in the cards, but he has not ruled one out.Comment
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Jean-Marie Le Pen's extreme right party has put its national headquarters up for sale in hopes of alleviating its financial trouble, the French anti-immigration politician said Thursday.
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France votes in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Nicolas Sarkozy's party expected to strengthen its hold on power, clearing the way for him to push ahead with reforms.
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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.
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French President Jacques Chirac announced Sunday that he will not stand for a new term in the presidential elections next month.Comment
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Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race, with a centrist former education minister just a few points behind the two established candidates. But that's only half the story. Six weeks before balloting begins, at least 40 percent of those asked said they still don't know whom they want as president, leaving the race wide open.
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VALMY, France  - Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le   Pen launched his 2007 presidential campaign on an historic   French battleground on Wednesday, urging people of all colors   and origins to rally to his anti-immigration flag.
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement Sunday, telling the nation he will not contest elections in April as a new poll showed strong gains for a centrist outsider.