PRIME MINISTERS' HANDOVER CEREMONY IN PARIS
France's new premier Francois Fillon bids farewell to his predecessor Dominique de Villepin (L) at the end of a handover ceremony at Matignon in Paris, Thursday May 17, 2007. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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PARIS, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says he is running as an independent candidate against President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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PARIS, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be looking over his shoulder at Francois Hollande, the man with the best chance to replace him in next year's elections.
PARIS, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A French appeals court has cleared former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin of using a bogus corruption scandal to smear President Nicolas Sarkozy.
PARIS, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A presidential aide alleges former French President Jacques Chirac and current presidential hopeful Dominique de Villepin received cash from African leaders.
PARIS, March 25 (UPI) -- Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says he has formed a new political party to challenge rival Nicolas Sarkozy in the next presidential race.
PARIS, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The acquittal of former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin in a 2004 conspiracy case will be appealed, a French prosecutor announced Friday.
PARIS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Ex-French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin testified Wednesday that he was unaware of a 2004 plot to derail Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential hopes.
PARIS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says he played no role in a political smear campaign against then-Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
PARIS, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- France labeled as unacceptable a Rwandan report accusing French leaders of being involved in the 1994 genocide in which as many as 800,000 Rwandans died.
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