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France's Pecresse gets positive COVID test in setback for her presidential campaign

French Conservative presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse said on Thursday said she had tested positive for COVID-19 and would have to campaign remotely, a blow to her already faltering campaign with less than three weeks to go until the election.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

French conservative presidential challenger attacks far-right rivals over Russia

The mainstream Conservative challenger in France's presidential election said on Thursday she would push for a hefty increase in defence spending, and laid into the pro-Russia views previously expressed by rivals further right along the political spectrum.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022