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French PM quits to enter presidential race
Baku, December 6, AZERTAC
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is set to resign on Tuesday to free himself to do battle for the Socialist nomination in next year's presidential election, according to AFP.
Announcing his candidacy on Monday France's prime minister of the past two-and-a-half years said he would step down to try to rally the fractured left ahead of a primary in January.
Health Minister Marisol Touraine and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve are among those tipped to succeed him as premier for the six months until the next legislative elections.
In a combative speech, 54-year-old Valls vowed to take the fight to the conservative opposition and the far-right National Front, who are both leading the Socialists in election polls.
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