French Presidency Hopefuls Named
from news.france.com
Twelve candidates have qualified to run in the French presidential election. Candidates needed the endorsement of at least 500 elected officials to take part. The first round takes place on 22 April, with a run-off two weeks later.
The frontrunners are currently Nicolas Sarkozy of the ruling centre-right UMP, Socialist candidate Segolene Royal and centrist politician Francois Bayrou. Anti-globalisation activist Jose Bove is also in the race, as is far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen.
More than 20 politicians had been campaigning before Friday's deadline for registration. The other successful candidates are: Marie-George Buffet (head of Communist Party) Arlette Laguiller (Trotskyist, who first ran in 1974) Olivier Besancenot (head of Communist Revolutionary League, got 4.25% in 2002)
Twelve candidates have qualified to run in the French presidential election. Candidates needed the endorsement of at least 500 elected officials to take part. The first round takes place on 22 April, with a run-off two weeks later.
The frontrunners are currently Nicolas Sarkozy of the ruling centre-right UMP, Socialist candidate Segolene Royal and centrist politician Francois Bayrou. Anti-globalisation activist Jose Bove is also in the race, as is far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen.
More than 20 politicians had been campaigning before Friday's deadline for registration. The other successful candidates are: Marie-George Buffet (head of Communist Party) Arlette Laguiller (Trotskyist, who first ran in 1974) Olivier Besancenot (head of Communist Revolutionary League, got 4.25% in 2002)
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