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May 4, 2012

Has the French Right Imploded?

The Guardian, The Guardian

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At one point Mr Sarkozy plumbed new depths in a campaign which had already turned xenophobic to recapture ground from Marine Le Pen.

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TAGGED: France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Eurozone, Marine Le Pen

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