Who will be France’s next president? / Maverick Montebourg declares French presidency bid / France’s Hollande says feels ‘urge’ to run again in 2017 / France’s president self-destructs

France’s former Socialist Party economy minister, Arnaud Montebourg, announced in August 2016 that he would run in the 2017 presidential election after 'wasted' years under François Hollande.

On 2 October 2016, Mr Montebourg announced his intention to join the Socialist Party's primaries to be its presidential candidate in 2017.

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The Economist, 02.11.16: Into the abyss. France’s president self-destructs http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21709508-fran-ois-hollandes-popularity-falls-4-frances-president-self-destructs

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