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France's conservative UMP party: who's the boss?

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The war for the leadership of France's conservative UMP party is on. Two contenders are facing off in a vote to designate the head of the party in November: former PM François Fillon and current party boss Jean-François Copé. But the next presidential elections will take place in 2017, meaning there is ample time for others to throw their hats into the ring, such as a man who said he was withdrawing from political life: former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

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By FRANCE 24

On the set:

  • Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph;
  • Patrick Vignal, Senior correspondent, Reuters French Service.
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