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Europe
Sarkozy's colleagues plot his downfall
2006-10-11
A scarcely disguised civil war has broken out within France's governing party as forces loyal to President Jacques Chirac make an attempt to drag down Nicolas Sarkozy, the centre-right front-runner for next year's presidential election.

Two senior figures - the Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, and the Defence Minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie - have hinted that they might stand against M. Sarkozy next year even if he is formally chosen as their party's candidate in January.
One of those senior figures is a man.
In the past few days, there has been a whispering campaign within the centre-right Union Pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP) suggesting that M. Sarkozy, the Interior Minister, is out of control and even dangerous.
Posted by:Fred

#1   Two senior figures - the Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, and the Defence Minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie - have hinted that they might stand against M. Sarkozy next year even if he is formally chosen as their party's candidate in January.

Which will no doubt result in LePen getting a significant chunk of the votes again, and leading to a run-off vote of the finalists. How exciting that will be for all concerned.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-10-11 14:12  

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