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French Left May Nominate Prime Minister This Week

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - France's left New Popular Front (NFP) may nominate its candidate for prime minister as soon as this week, the leader of the allied Socialist Party said on Monday.
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"I hope that this week, as the mood is good — we have people trying to get a result — so I think we will get to that and I don't have any concerns about that," Olivier Faure told France 2 TV channel.
Le Monde newspaper reported last week that France Unbowed, the largest party in the NFP coalition, proposed four candidates for the prime minister, including its leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, national coordinator Manuel Bompard, Clemence Guette and Mathilde Panot. The list reportedly got a cold reception in the coalition. Faure proposed himself as the next prime minister.
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