French president's ex-partner to run for U.N. development agency post


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  • Friday, 24 Mar 2017

French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Segolene Royal leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS (Reuters) - French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said on Friday that she was running to lead the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), at a time when the U.N. could see an abrupt cut in crucial United States funding.

Royal, the former partner of Socialist President Francois Hollande and mother of his four children, has been a heavyweight in French politics for more than 30 years.

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