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More than 50 candidates and activists assaulted during French election campaign: interior minister

France's Minister for Interior and Overseas Gérald Darmanin leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting at the presidential Elysée Palace in Paris, on July 3, 2024. © Ludovic Marin, AFP

France's whirlwind legislative election campaign has been marred by assault and verbal attacks, with the interior minister reporting Friday that 51 candidates or political activists had been attacked during the campaign. The final round of the crucial snap vote will take place on July 7.

More than 50 politicians and campaigners have been assaulted during the French election campaign, the interior minister said Friday, as tension mounts ahead of this weekend's runoff vote.

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