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French elections: secularism under threat?

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France's new anti-capitalist party, or NPA, is fielding a candidate for next month's regional elections who wears the Islamic headscarf. That has caused a furore in a country attached to secular values. Both the right and the left have accused the NPA of pulling a publicity stunt and undermining the republic.


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