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Now playing Next France French Greens embrace Socialists and start joint presidential campaign French electors have no environmental presidential candidate to vote for for the first time since the 1960s, with the Greens' man now campaigning alongside the Socialists. 27/02/2017
Now playing Next France Le Pen lashes out at rivals as Macron tops latest polls French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has gone on the attack slamming her opponents in the race for the presidency. 27/02/2017