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French presidential election: Bye-bye Mr President?

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Is it all over for Nicolas Sarkozy? His rivals are almost certain he is living his last weeks in the Elysée palace. Even some of his fellow conservatives have serious doubts. Only the president is convinced he can be like Bill Clinton - the comeback kid. So does he still have a chance of being re-elected?

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By FRANCE 24

On the set:

  • Marc-Olivier PADIS, Vice-president, Terra Nova think tank and Editor-in-chief, "Esprit" Magazine;
  • Anne-Elisabeth MOUTET, Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph;
  • Donald MORRISON, Journalist and author of "The Death of French Culture" and "How Obama Lost America".
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