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France's Republicans Party Picks Valerie Pecresse as Presidential Candidate

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PARIS (Sputnik) - Valerie Pecresse, the head of the French region of Ile-de-France, has been picked to run for president next year on behalf of a... 04.12.2021, Sputnik International

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According to the TV channel, Pecresse won the second round of the party's primaries, besting her rival, lower house lawmaker Eric Ciotti, with 61% of the vote to his 39%.

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France's Republicans Party Picks Valerie Pecresse as Presidential Candidate

14:26 GMT 04.12.2021

© REUTERS / CHRISTIAN HARTMANNParis Ile-de-France administrative region president Valerie Pecresse looks on after being designated as France's right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party candidate for the 2022 presidential election

Paris Ile-de-France administrative region president Valerie Pecresse looks on after being designated as France's right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party candidate for the 2022 presidential election - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.12.2021

PARIS (Sputnik) - Valerie Pecresse, the head of the French region of Ile-de-France, has been picked to run for president next year on behalf of a right-of-center party, The Republicans, French broadcaster BFM TV reported on Saturday.

According to the TV channel, Pecresse won the second round of the party's primaries, besting her rival, lower house lawmaker Eric Ciotti, with 61% of the vote to his 39%.