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Former president Hollande makes surprise comeback in French election

Former French Socialist president François Hollande surprised allies by announcing he will run for parliament in legislative elections.
Hollande plans to run as an MP for the New Popular Front, a left-wing union involving Socialists, hard-left, Greens, and Communists, in the southwestern Correze department.
Hollande supports the left-wing union and aims to prevent the far-right from gaining power in France.

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