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French ex-president Sarkozy wins UMP leadership with eye on Elysee Palace

​Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday won the race to the leadership of crisis-hit conservative party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), a step crucial to bid for the presidency in 2017.

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Sarkozy resigns from Constitutional Council on campaign spending issue

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on Thursday his resignation from the Constitutional Council after the country's top constitutional body confirmed his excess of spending limits during his 2012 presidential campaign.