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French PM hits back at Sarkozy's claims on French ancestry

At the start of a visit to Senegal, Manuel Valls dismissed comments by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, campaigning in a bid to retake power, who said the ancestors of all French nationals are the Gauls, saying 'our country’s strength is its diversity'.

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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has hit back at comments made by former president Nicolas Sarkozy earlier this week about France’s Gaullist ancestry, declaring that France was stronger because of its diversity, reports FRANCE 24.

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