France's Hollande Won't Seek Second Term as President

In a surprise announcement, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that he would not run for re-election, leaving the leftist field wide open ahead of next year's vote in which the far right is expected to poll strongly. Hollande, who announced his decision in a hastily scheduled televised address to the nation, became the first leader in recent French history not to run for a second term. He said he could not allow his already deeply divided leftist ranks to explode by...

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