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Eric Ciotti and Valérie Pécresse win first round and will now compete to become Les Républicains’ presidential candidate
Les Républicains’ main contenders for presidential nomination are in favour of quotas
Regional success gives centre-right a chance to take on Emmanuel Macron
Macron and Le Pen see their centrist and far-right groups suffer in regional polls
The far-right suffered a setback but cannot be discounted next year
Xavier Bertrand boosted in quest to be main centre-right candidate to run against president next year
Centre-right Les Republicains perform strongly in first round while extreme right falters
Area closest to UK wants permission to soften border check rules to prevent ‘chaos’
UK border checks in France are unsatisfactory, but so are the alternatives, writes Gideon Rachman
Leader of France’s northern region says security would move across the Channel
Talks confirmed by Xavier Bertrand, France’s labour minister
A potential alliance to build vehicles and components offers the prospect of cutting European losses and leveraging a combined global scale
Damning report reveals series of failures
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