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2/26/07

France's Le Pen: Longshot political bid - by CHRISTINE OLLIVIER

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Longshot political bid - by CHRISTINE OLLIVIER

France's crusader of the far right, who rallied flag-waving followers at a National Front party congress Sunday, is making his sixth long-shot bid for France's presidency. The only question is, will voters this time be won over by Jean-Marie Le Pen's aggressively nationalist, anti-immigrant message?

Le Pen shocked France — and much of Europe — five years ago when he came in second behind President Jacques Chirac in the first round of voting in the presidential race. Le Pen lost decisively in the runoff, but his opponents seem concerned that he could pull off another upset in the polls.

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