PARIS (Reuters) - Valerie Pecresse, a moderate conservative who has described herself as '1/3 Thatcher, 2/3 Merkel', will go into a runoff as favourite to be picked as the centre-right Les Republicains' candidate in the French presidential election in April.
Pecresse will face Eric Ciotti, a staunch right-winger, in the runoff. The winner will head the party's bid to return to power for the first time in a decade.
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