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   French presidential election 2022

French conservative party to pick presidential candidate at closed conference
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   Issued on: 27/09/2021 - 18:10
   French president of Les Hauts de France region and candidate for the
   2022 French presidential elections Xavier Bertrand gives a speech
   during a campaign meeting in Chinon, central western France on August
   25, 2021.
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   25, 2021.
   French president of Les Hauts de France region and candidate for the
   2022 French presidential elections Xavier Bertrand gives a speech
   during a campaign meeting in Chinon, central western France on August
   25, 2021. AFP - JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER
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   To be in the running, each candidate must garner 250 signatures. In
   addition, as part of the selection process, anyone whose platform does
   not conform to traditional party values can be excluded.

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   “In light of the fact that supporters on the right lost the last two
   elections, and witnessed a chaotic history of late, this could be his
   trump card.”

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