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French Socialists face crucial electoral test in runoff against Front National

Victory in the Doubs by-election on French-Swiss border would be first parliamentary win for socialist government since it came to power in 2012.

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France’s Socialists are hoping that François Hollande’s popularity surge as a result of his handling of the Paris terrorist attacks is about to bring the party’s long losing streak to an end, reports The Observer.

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