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French president Nicolas Sarkozy to launch his re-election campaign

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will announce his bid for re-election on Wednesday, setting the stage for what he hopes will be a dramatic comeback against his poll-leading Socialist rival, a source in his office said.

With only 10 weeks before the first round of the presidential vote on April 22, right-wing Sarkozy is lagging in the polls, struggling with image problems and burdened with a moribund economy.

But his team is confident that once officially in the race Sarkozy, a seasoned and charismatic campaigner, will be able to quickly make up ground on Socialist 57-year-old front-runner Francois Hollande. In an interview with Le Figaro last week, Sarkozy made clear he will be pushing a conservative social agenda, vowing to oppose gay marriage and euthanasia and to restrict immigration.

French president Nicolas Sarkozy to launch his re-election campaign

 
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