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Presidential race - back to basics: jobs, jobs, jobs

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After the war in Libya and the eurozone debt crisis, France's attention is finally turning back to bread and butter issues as the presidential campaign begins for real. The social issues, first and foremost unemployment, are back at the forefront.

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By FRANCE 24

On the set:

  • Raphaël NEDZYNSKI, Force Ouvrière Trade Union;
  • Michel GUILBAUD, General Director, MEDEF (French Employers' Association);
  • Ana NAVARRO-PEDRO, Paris Correspondent, "Visão" Magazine. 
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