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France's Ex-Economy Minister Macron Officially Joins Presidential Race

16:59 GMT 01.12.2016 (Updated: 17:03 GMT 01.12.2016)

© AFP 2023 / BERTRAND GUAY Former French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg smiles as he gives a speech to officially announce his participation in the left-wing primaries ahead of the 2017 presidential election in Paris

Former French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg smiles as he gives a speech to officially announce his participation in the left-wing primaries ahead of the 2017 presidential election in Paris - Sputnik International

France's former Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg has officially proposed himself as a candidate at the next presidential election in France, local media reported Thursday.

Francois Fillon, candidate in Sunday's second round of the French center-right presidential primary elections, members of the conservative Les Republicains political party, delivers a speech during a meeting with deputies in Paris, France, November 22, 2016. - Sputnik International

Fillon's Tough Economic Strategy May Swing Balance in France's Presidential Run

29 November 2016, 16:27 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Monterbourg announced his bid to run for president in August.

According to Le Monde newspaper, Montebourg formally entered the country's presidential race on Thursday. This will become the second pre-election campaign for Montebourg, who is seeking to get Socialist Party nomination. In 2011, Montebourg lost primaries to current President Francois Hollande and mayor of Lille Martine Aubry.

The French presidential election will take place in April and May 2017.