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Are the 'two main parties' on the skids?
Jon Snow blogs on the French election first round result and what it means for the two party political system.
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Jon Snow blogs on the French election first round result and what it means for the two party political system.
Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Rugman blogs on François Hollande – the man hoping to topple President Sarkozy in the French elections.
Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman blogs on the French presidential elections
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