Dominique de Villepin
President of French far-right party National Front and former candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, Marine Le Pen visits a dairy farm as part of her campaign on April 20, 2012 in Merdrignac, western France.
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From political reporter to new French first lady
SEVEN YEARS ago this month, Paris Match reporter Valérie Trierweiler was standing in the scrum of journalists gathered outside the French prime minister’s office in Paris for the arrival of the new incumbent, Dominique de Villepin. As the cameramen jostl from Irish Times Read more »
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The Burning Bush of Nicolas Sarkozy
"Before the first round, the campaign was poor. Before the run-off, it has become putrid," Dominique de Villepin wrote this week in a widely read op-ed piece in Le Monde . For weeks, many have complained about what little place the French presidential el from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Villepin pulls out of race
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced that he is pulling out of the race for President of France. Under the constitution, all candidates for president must win the support of at least 500 deputies yet in a communiqué released on Fr from Voice of Russia Read more »
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Sarkozy gets boost as anold foe pulls out of race
PARIS - Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin bowed out of France's presidential race on Thursday, a move that could benefit embattled President Nicolas Sarkozy. Mr Villepin, a conservative rival of President Sarkozy who quit the Union for a from Today Online Read more »
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Villepin exits French election race
Paris - Former prime minister Dominique de Villepin bowed out of France's presidential race on Thursday after failing to get the required number of official signatures to register his candidacy, a move that could benefit President Nicolas Sarkozy. Villep from Independent Online (South Africa) Read more »
