François Hollande announced on Thursday night that he would not run for a second term in next year’s French presidential elections.
The unprecedented decision was driven by his historically low popularity ratings, which left him little chance of success against centre-right candidate François Fillon and far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen.
He would also first have had to face a hotly contested and potentially humiliating contest for selection as candidate of his ruling Socialist party.
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