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France's Juppe rules out running for president
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Alain Juppe has confirmed "once and for all" that he will not run for president even if his party colleague, Francois Fillon, retires from the race due to the embezzlement case pending against him. Juppe, a former prime minister who lost to Fillon in a party primary election, said that he could represent the "deep renewal of the political leaders" wanted by the French people.