The Economist (US), November 17th, 2001
Is Jean-Pierre Chevenement in with a chance? "THE Last Temptation for the Right" proclaimed a headline this week in Le Figaro, France's leading conservative newspaper. But can the left-wing Jean-Pierre Chevenement really seduce disaffected right-wing voters in his campaign to be France's next president? After all, Mr Chevenement founded his own political party, the Citizens' Movement, precisely because he felt the Socialist Party was becoming too tame. Moreover, surely he is a touch too impulsive, or certainly unpredictable, for conservative tastes: he is famous for having resigned on three o...
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