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French opposition leader declares election candidacy

PARIS : The leader of France 's opposition Socialists, Martine Aubry, on Tuesday formally announced her bid to challeng
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"I have decided to present my candidacy for the presidential election," she told supporters in the northern town of Lille, where she is mayor.

"I am resolved to fight with all my strength for France to restore our country and to unite it."

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011