France's Republicans Party Picks Valerie Pecresse as Presidential Candidate

14:26 GMT, 4 December 2021
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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 right-of-center party, The Republicans, French broadcaster BFM TV reported on Saturday.
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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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