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| Alain Juppé, Ex-Premier of France, Seeks Party’s Nomination for President | Alain Juppé, Ex-Premier of France, Seeks Party’s Nomination for President |
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| PARIS — Alain Juppé, a former prime minister who rebounded in politics after a criminal conviction in a 2004 corruption scandal, announced on Wednesday that he was seeking the nomination of France’s main conservative party for president. | |
| Mr. Juppé, 69, now the mayor of Bordeaux, said on his personal blog that he was a unifier who could calm the “useless tensions” polarizing France. | Mr. Juppé, 69, now the mayor of Bordeaux, said on his personal blog that he was a unifier who could calm the “useless tensions” polarizing France. |
| Mr. Juppé’s decision to seek the nomination of the rightist Union for a Popular Movement comes as the party has been mired in a leadership crisis and President François Hollande’s Socialist Party faces dwindling public support. | Mr. Juppé’s decision to seek the nomination of the rightist Union for a Popular Movement comes as the party has been mired in a leadership crisis and President François Hollande’s Socialist Party faces dwindling public support. |
| Analysts said Mr. Juppé could face an uphill path to the nomination if former President Nicolas Sarkozy, a fellow party member, enters the race. Though still reeling from a corruption investigation in which he was recently questioned by the police, the charismatic and voluble Mr. Sarkozy remains popular among his party’s ranks, even as he is a divisive figure among the French. | Analysts said Mr. Juppé could face an uphill path to the nomination if former President Nicolas Sarkozy, a fellow party member, enters the race. Though still reeling from a corruption investigation in which he was recently questioned by the police, the charismatic and voluble Mr. Sarkozy remains popular among his party’s ranks, even as he is a divisive figure among the French. |
| Mr. Juppé said he would compete in the party primaries, which he said he expected to take place in 2016. The presidential elections are set for 2017. | Mr. Juppé said he would compete in the party primaries, which he said he expected to take place in 2016. The presidential elections are set for 2017. |
| Mr. Juppé, who was foreign minister when Mr. Sarkozy was president, is considered a solid, skilled and courteous politician, and a foil of sorts for the more flashy Mr. Sarkozy, over whom he was said to have acted as a moderating force. | Mr. Juppé, who was foreign minister when Mr. Sarkozy was president, is considered a solid, skilled and courteous politician, and a foil of sorts for the more flashy Mr. Sarkozy, over whom he was said to have acted as a moderating force. |
| Mr. Juppé was prime minister under President Jacques Chirac and a close ally. Mr. Juppé became ensnared in a scandal over fake jobs at City Hall here while Mr. Chirac was mayor, and was convicted in 2004 of misusing public funds. But he rebounded, and is considered a successful manager as mayor of Bordeaux, which has helped bolster his popularity as a national figure. | Mr. Juppé was prime minister under President Jacques Chirac and a close ally. Mr. Juppé became ensnared in a scandal over fake jobs at City Hall here while Mr. Chirac was mayor, and was convicted in 2004 of misusing public funds. But he rebounded, and is considered a successful manager as mayor of Bordeaux, which has helped bolster his popularity as a national figure. |
| It remains to be seen whether Mr. Juppé will face off with Mr. Sarkozy, his former boss. The newspaper Le Monde once referred to the two as “Doctor Juppé and Mister Sarkozy,” a reference to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. | It remains to be seen whether Mr. Juppé will face off with Mr. Sarkozy, his former boss. The newspaper Le Monde once referred to the two as “Doctor Juppé and Mister Sarkozy,” a reference to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. |