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Pecresse wins French conservative ticket for presidential election

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Valerie Pecresse has won the French conservative Les Republicains (LR) ticket for the 2022 presidential election. She beat right-winger Eric Ciotti for the LR ticket in a primary that was a test for the party’s future. The 54-year-old head of the Paris Ile-de-France region won about 11% of the votes at best.

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Reuters

Pecresse wins French conservative ticket for presidential election

PARIS - Valerie Pecresse, who has described herself as "one-third Thatcher, two-thirds Merkel", has won the French conservative Les Republicains (LR) ticket for the 2022 presidential election and will now aim to thwart Emmanuel Macron's re-election bid. Opinion polls have so far shown the 54-year-old head of the Paris Ile-de-France region winning about 11% of the votes at best in next

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Pecresse wins French conservatives ticket for presidential election

PARIS (Reuters) - Valerie Pecresse, who has described herself as "1/3 Thatcher, 2/3 Merkel", won the French conservatives ticket for the 2022 presidential election, the party said after a primary election. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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National Post

Pecresse wins French conservative ticket for presidential election

PARIS -- Valerie Pecresse, who has described herself as "one-third Thatcher, two-thirds Merkel," has won the French conservative Les Republicains (LR) ticket for the 2022 presidential election and will now aim to thwart Emmanuel Macron's re-election bid. Read More

2 years ago·Canada

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Today

Pecresse wins French conservative ticket for presidential election

PARIS -Valerie Pecresse, who has described herself as

2 years ago·Singapore

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OAN

Pecresse wins French conservative ticket for presidential election

December 4, 2021PARIS (Reuters) -Valerie Pecresse, who has described herself as “one-third Thatcher, two-thirds Merkel”, has won the French conservative Les Republicains (LR) ticket for the 2022 presidential election and will now aim to thwart Emmanuel Macron’s re-election bid.Opinion polls have so far shown the 54-year-old head of the Paris Ile-de-France region winning about 11% of the votes at best in next April’s election, giving her little c…

2 years ago·San Diego, United States

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France24

France’s Les Républicains choose Pécresse as 2022 presidential candidate

France's conservative party on Saturday chose Valérie Pécresse, the moderate chief of the Paris region, to challenge President Emmanuel Macron next year, a choice that will likely have major influenc…

2 years ago·France

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