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France's Gaullist Party: Leadership war continues

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On the menu today, the UMP saga continues. It's still Copé versus Fillon, but it's now happening behind closed doors after two weeks of very public onslaught. Meanwhile, the government is shaking as its Green Party ministers are fed up with a series of environmentally-unfriendly decisions, and as its budget minister is under fire for an alleged hidden bank account in Switzerland.

POLITICS
By FRANCE 24

On the set:

  • Jean-Marc Gonin, Senior writer, Le Figaro Magazine;
  • Philip Turle, Journalist, RFI.
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