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1st LD Writethru: France's ex-president Sarkozy says to run for 2017 presidential election

Xinhua, August 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday has announced his candidacy for next year's presidential election.

"I have decided to be a candidate for the 2017 presidential election. I felt I had the strength to lead this battle at a troubled time in our history," Sarkozy wrote on Twitter.

Sarkozy, 61, failed to secure a second mandate in 2012 after losing the runoff to the Socialist leader Francois Hollande. Endit