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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

French rightwing candidate focuses on immigration as she slips to fifth in polls

Valérie Pécresse has vowed to restore order to the streets and to the public accounts.
Valérie Pécresse has vowed to restore order to the streets and to the public accounts. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

The rightwing presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse has promised to rewrite the French constitution in order to fight crime and illegal immigration, as she tried to boost a flagging campaign that risks her party imploding if she fails to reach the final round next month.

“I want to show that I’m ready to govern,” Pécresse told journalists in Paris, vowing to “restore order to the streets and to the public accounts”.

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