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FRANCE
Juppe ahead in presidential primaries
By Jordi Bou
October 26, 2016 - Former prime minister Alain Juppé has widened his lead over rival Nicolas Sarkozy to win the centre-right’s nomination for France’s 2017 presidential election. Sarkozy’s hardline strategy on law and order seems to be backfiring as the primaries vote nears. The winner of the primaries has a good chance of prevailing in the presidential election in May, considering Socialist President Francois Hollande’s deep unpopularity.