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Dominique de Villepin for president: Will he run or not?

From Libération · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has begun an undeclared campaign for the presidency but plans to delay any formal announcement until after All Saints’ Day.
  • He is betting that rival candidates will falter and that he can attract support from across the political spectrum.
  • Villepin is scheduled to debate François Ruffin on September 2 at an event hosted by Libération and BFMTV.

Dominique de Villepin is campaigning without yet saying he is campaigning. The former prime minister under Jacques Chirac does not intend to make his presidential candidacy official before All Saints’ Day.

Instead, he is betting on the field around him breaking apart. Villepin hopes the collapse of other contenders for the Élysée will help him gather support from political camps of many different backgrounds.

For now, his candidacy remains deliberately unresolved. He is due to debate François Ruffin on Wednesday, September 2, at an event organized by Libération and BFMTV.

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Originally published by Libération in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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