French presidential election, 2007
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The 2007 French presidential election will herald the first contest since France's rejection of the European constitution in May 2005.
It was rumoured that President Chirac considered running for a third term. However, such a hypothesis seems increasingly remote, due to a series of political and personal setbacks to Chirac: an unpopular administration; the defeat of the proposed European Constitution, strongly supported by Chirac, in a referendum; a 2005 health incident underlining Chirac's age; and, finally, the higher popularity of other right wing candidates.
The defeat of the proposed European Constitution unleashed the latent tensions and rivalries within the French Socialist Party. As of October 2005, a variety of members of that party have expressed some interest in running for president.
Many observers also feel that the stage may have been set for a battle within the governing Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), with UMP president and new Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy being the leading contender to lead the centre-right parties into the 2007 election.
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Politicians who may pursue a candidacy for the 2007 French presidential election
Note: the classification of parties in far left/left/right/far right reflects the usual classification by the French media and may disagree with the opinions of some.
Far Right
Right
Left
- Laurent Fabius (PS)
- Jack Lang (PS)
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn (PS)
- Bertrand Delanoë (PS)
- Lionel Jospin (PS)
- François Hollande (PS)
- Martine Aubry (PS)
- Ségolène Royal (PS)
- Marie-George Buffet (PC)
Far Left
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