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Fiery centrist to take on Socialist for Paris mayor

The opposition UMP have chosen tough-talking moderate Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet as their candidate in the Paris mayoral election in 2014.

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Former energy and ecology minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet will represent France’s conservative UMP party in the 2014 mayoral election in Paris, members decided on Monday in a primary poll, reports FRANCE 24.

Kosciusko-Morizet, who is known in France simply by her initials – NKM – won 58% of votes in the party primary.

An up-and-coming opposition member who has retained a central stance while her party edges ever further right, 40-year-old Kosciusko-Morizet is known for her tough approach to far-right policies and a lenience towards progressive reforms such as the marriage equality bill.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.