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Monday 18 June 2012
French Green Party scores unexpectedly well in Parliamentary election
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President François Hollande and Cécile Duflot, head of the Green Party , after talks at the Elysee Palace, 7 June, 2012
Reuters/John Schults
By Sarah Elzas

In yesterday's runoff round of the French parliamentary election, the Green party, Europe Ecologie Les Verts, surprised everyone by winning 17 seats. This represents a fivefold increase from their four seats in the previous National Assembly and guarantees them a parliamentary group this time. RFI was at their Paris headquarters when the results came in.

 

Parliamentary elections 2012

tags : Cécile Duflot - Ecology - France - French Parliamentary elections 2012 - Green - Socialist Party
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